Patent Model of a Machine for Cutting Books in the Round

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Object Details

maker

Trinks, Gregor

Heitkamp, Louis

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a machine to cut books in the round which was granted patent number 35639. The machine includes rocking knives for cutting the fronts of books in the round, an operation normally performed by hand.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1862

patent date

1862-06-17

ID Number

GA.89797.035639

patent number

035639

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.035639

Object Name

machine, cutting books

Machine, Cutting

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine, Cutting; Bookbinding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 17 cm x 18.3 cm x 27.7 cm; 6 11/16 in x 7 3/16 in x 10 7/8 in

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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/ng49ca746a8-611c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998713