Patent model for method of making wooden type

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Object Details

maker

McCreary, John

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a method of stamping letters into blocks of wood from steel dies; the invention was granted patent number 9454. Thirty-five years later, a similar process was used extensively by the William H. Page Wood Type Company.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1852

patent date

1852-12-07

ID Number

GA.89797.009454

patent number

009454

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.009454

Object Name

manufacture, wood type

patent model

Machine, Type Casting

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine, Type Casting; Type Founding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: .5 cm x 10.5 cm x 8.8 cm; 3/16 in x 4 1/8 in x 3 7/16 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8f8d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998747