Patent model for exercising machine, children's railway swing

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Object Details

maker

Shaler, Reuben

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a rocking swing for children or invalids, unrelated to printing; the invention was granted patent number 139924.

This model may have entered the Graphic Arts Collection because of confusion over the word "exercising," which is also used for the softening of inking leather.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1873

patent date

1873-06-17

ID Number

GA.89797.139924

patent number

139924

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.139924

Object Name

patent model; machine, exercising

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 3.8 cm x 26.2 cm x 7.8 cm; 1 1/2 in x 10 5/16 in x 3 1/16 in

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Industry & Manufacturing

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-85fe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998951