Patent Model of Hand Inking Rollers

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Object Details

maker

Hanscom, Alpheys A.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a hand inking roller which was granted patent number 20710. The patent describes an inking roller supported in a frame that allowed the roller's height to be adjusted against a set of bearing wheels.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1858

patent date

1858-06-29

ID Number

GA.89797.020710

patent number

020710

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.020710

Object Name

patent model

manufacture, inking rollers

brayer

Machine, Notching

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine, Notching; Type Founding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 15.5 cm x 32 cm x 7.5 cm; 6 1/8 in x 12 5/8 in x 2 15/16 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-d687-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998837