Patent Model of a Bookbinding Machine

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Object Details

maker

Durkee, George B.

Campbell, Angus

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a machine for making the cases for books, by cutting leather or cloth from a roll and pasting it onto boards. The invention was granted patent number 330303. Patentees Durkee and Campbell were from Canada.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1885

patent date

1885-11-10

ID Number

GA.89797.330303

patent number

330303

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.330303

Object Name

Machine

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine; Bookbinding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 27.5 cm x 24 cm x 32 cm; 10 13/16 in x 9 7/16 in x 12 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/ng49ca746ab-c69e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998706