Patent Model of a Machine for Cutting the Front of Books

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Object Details

patentee

Jones, Isaac

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a machine to cut the fronts of books to a concave form; the invention was granted patent number 59229.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1866

patent date

1866-10-30

ID Number

GA.89797.059229

patent number

059229

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.059229

Object Name

Machine, Trimming

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine, Trimming; Bookbinding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 28.5 cm x 15.5 cm x 37.7 cm; 11 1/4 in x 6 1/8 in x 14 13/16 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-c6af-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998724