Patent Model of an Apparatus for Type Rubbing

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Object Details

patentee

Moore, William

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for an apparatus for type rubbing which was granted patent number 39940. It was particularly applicable to the type-dressing machine patented by Daniel Moore in 1855.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1863

patent date

1863-09-15

ID Number

GA.89797.039946

patent number

039946

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.039946

Object Name

Machine, Dressing

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine, Dressing; Type Founding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 2.4 cm x 14.2 cm x 6 cm; 15/16 in x 5 19/32 in x 2 3/8 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b6dc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998748