Patent model for autographic printing

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Object Details

maker

Bardwell, John Jex

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a method of making printed copies from handwriting on paper. Sulphate of iron was added to ordinary writing ink. The completed writing was pressed onto a plate coated with sensitized gelatine, which received the image in a form that could be printed like a lithograph. The invention was granted patent number 223873. The patent model consists of a coated plate with an image. Both coating and image have deteriorated badly.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1880

patent date

1880-01-27

ID Number

GA.89797.223873

accession number

089797

patent number

223873

catalog number

GA*89797.223873

Object Name

process, autographic printing

Stencil, Autographic

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 1 cm x 16.3 cm x 27 cm; 3/8 in x 6 7/16 in x 10 5/8 in

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Work

Communications

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-835b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998905