Patent Model of an Apparatus for Making Paper Stencils

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Object Details

maker

Gifford, John Z.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a stretcher frame for holding sheets of paper while multiple stencil designs were cut in them with a jigsaw. That patent was granted patent number 211988.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1879

patent date

1879-02-04

ID Number

GA.89797.211988

accession number

089797

patent number

211988

catalog number

GA*89797.211988

Object Name

Frame, Stencil

apparatus, making paper stencils

stencils, apparatus, making paper stencils

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

metal (part material)

Measurements

overall: 4.5 cm x 27 cm x 29 cm; 1 3/4 in x 10 5/8 in x 11 7/16 in

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Work

Communications

Industry & Manufacturing

Patent Models

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7552-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998921