Patent model for machine for making book covers

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Object Details

maker

Danforth, Loring

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a machine that folds book cloth quickly and neatly over the boards; the invention was granted patent number 10961.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1854

patent date

1854-05-23

ID Number

GA.89797.010961

patent number

010961

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.010961

Object Name

Machine, Book Covers

patent model

machine, book cover making

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine, Book Covers; Bookbinding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 24 cm x 18.5 cm x 10 cm; 9 7/16 in x 7 5/16 in x 3 15/16 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/ng49ca746ab-bcd7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998720