Patent model for paper cutting machine

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Object Details

maker

Dooley, Thomas B.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a paper cutting machine using a guillotine blade drawn through a stack of paper on a slanting downward path. The invention was granted patent number 127226. Model broken.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1872

patent date

1872-05-28

ID Number

GA.89797.127226

patent number

127226

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.127226

Object Name

machine, paper cutting

Machine, Cutting Paper

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 22.7 cm x 19 cm x 18 cm; 8 15/16 in x 7 1/2 in x 7 1/16 in

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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/ng49ca746a8-88b3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998796