Patent Model of a Newspaper Files

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Object Details

maker

Noble, H. Shaw

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a folding wall-desk for newspaper reading and storage. The invention was granted patent number 173047.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1876

patent date

1876-02-01

ID Number

GA.89797.173047

accession number

089797

patent number

173047

catalog number

GA*89797.173047

Object Name

manufacture, newspaper files

File, Newspaper

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

paper (inside material)

Measurements

overall: 6 cm x 19 cm x 30.5 cm; 2 3/8 in x 7 1/2 in x 12 in

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

Patent Models, Graphic Arts

Work

Communications

Industry & Manufacturing

Patent Models

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d45a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998940