Patent model for method of making autographic stencils

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Object Details

maker

Nickerson, Samuel S.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a method of preparing autographic stencils in which a porous paper stencil was prepared by varnishing the face of a sheet of paper, then drawing on it with a sharp stylus. The invention was granted patent number 215833. The inventor called his process Multograph, or Stulograph. The model consists of a stencil frame and an envelope of papers.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1879

patent date

1879-05-27

ID Number

GA.89797.215833

accession number

089797

patent number

215833

catalog number

GA*89797.215833

Object Name

manufacture, autographic stencils

Holder, Copy

stencil manufacture, autographic stencils

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

paper (part material)

Measurements

overall: 2 cm x 21.5 cm x 26 cm; 13/16 in x 8 7/16 in x 10 1/4 in

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Communications

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-476f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998939