Patent Model of a Pantographic Engraving Machine

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Object Details

patentee

Oldham, Edmund

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a model of a pantographic engraving machine which was granted patent number 54759. The patent details an engraving machine capable of producing copies of the same size as the pattern, or larger or smaller, or of altered proportions; also, a ruling machine.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1866

patent date

1866-05-15

ID Number

GA.89797.054759

patent number

054759

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.054759

Object Name

Machine, Engraving

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine, Engraving; Pantograph

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 27 cm x 32 cm x 30 cm; 10 5/8 in x 12 5/8 in x 11 13/16 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8f92-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998758