Patent Model for Molds for Casting Blocks for Printing Carpets or Wall Paper

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Object Details

maker

Berry, James

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a mold that made blocks that were used in printing carpets or wall paper; the invention was granted patent number 10630. The design, formed of short and long pieces of type, was set up in a square casting box. The printing block was then cast in any suitable material such as type metal, plaster-of-paris, vulcanized rubber, or, by preference, gutta percha - a popular material in the mid nineteenth century.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1854

patent date

1854-03-14

ID Number

1996.0062.02

accession number

1996.0062

catalog number

1996.0062.02

patent number

010630

Object Name

method, manufacturing molds

carpet block printing

molds for casting blocks for printing carpets or wall paper

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 6 cm x 11.5 cm x 11 cm; 2 3/8 in x 4 1/2 in x 4 5/16 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-87d7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_997675