Patent Model of a Bookbinders' Roll

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Object Details

maker

Feely, John

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a bookbinder’s roll where the type was formed in a ring that attached to the circumference of the wheel. The invention was granted patent number 76065.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1868

patent date

1868-03-31

ID Number

GA.89797.076065

patent number

076065

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.076065

Object Name

manufacture, bookbinders roll

Roll, Finishing

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Roll, Finishing; Bookbinding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 4 cm x 28.3 cm x 11 cm; 1 9/16 in x 11 1/8 in x 4 5/16 in

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

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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/ng49ca746a8-7c2d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998727