Patent Model for a Paper-Folding Machine

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Object Details

maker

Snow, George K.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a paper-folding machine which was granted patent number 7722. It was a machine for folding sheets of paper by forcing them between plates.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1850

patent date

1850-10-15

ID Number

GA.89797.007722

accession number

89797

patent number

007722

catalog number

GA*89797.007722

Object Name

patent model

machine, paper folding

Object Type

machine sewing

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine, Sewing; Bookbinding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 28 cm x 18 cm x 23.8 cm; 11 in x 7 1/16 in x 9 3/8 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/ng49ca746ab-d068-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_766726