Patent Model of a Machine for Shaping the Backs of Books

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Object Details

maker

Coffin, John E.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a machine for rounding the backs of books by means of rollers, either before or after binding; the invention was granted patent number 24425.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1859

patent date

1859-06-14

ID Number

GA.89797.024425

patent number

024425

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.024425

Object Name

Machine, Shaping

patent model

machine, shaping book backs

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine, Shaping; Bookbinding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 18 cm x 17 cm x 12 cm; 7 1/16 in x 6 11/16 in x 4 3/4 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-c975-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998719