Patent model for music type

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Object Details

patentee

Balch, Edward L.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a method of printing large music charts for educational purposes; the invention was granted patent number 78855. The type was made of wood. Each note came with its part of the staff lines, and with shoulders that interlocked and overlapped with those of its neighbors, to produce a continuous line of music.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1868

patent date

1868-06-16

ID Number

GA.89797.078855

patent number

078855

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.078855

Object Name

manufacture, music type

Paper

music printing

music printing quoins

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 5.6 cm x 19 cm x 9.4 cm; 2 3/16 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 11/16 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/ng49ca746a8-83bb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998774