Object Details
patentee
Nutting, Benjamin F.
maker
Nutting, Benjamin F.
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a portable and adjustable copy holder on which the reader could tilt the manuscript backwards or spin it sideways, "with reference to light, etc., to suit himself." The invention was granted patent number 155202. Nutting (1803-1887) was one of the first generation of American lithographers, working at the profession as early as 1826. Later in his life he was also an art teacher, and published a series of art teaching manuals.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1874
patent date
1874-09-22
ID Number
GA.22843
accession number
249602
patent number
155202
catalog number
22843
GA*22843
Object Name
manufacture, copy holder
Drawings, Batch of
manufacture, engraving blocks
drawings, batch of
Object Type
Patent Model
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4 cm x 9.5 cm x 6 cm; 1 9/16 in x 3 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in
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Work
Communications
Industry & Manufacturing
Patent Models
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_998941