Patent model for pneumatic sheet-feed apparatus

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Object Details

maker

Scholfield, Socrates

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a pneumatic sheet-feed apparatus consisting of a suction bar and pins to separate and lift the sheets; the invention was granted patent number 160721.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1875

patent date

1875-03-09

ID Number

GA.89797.160721

patent number

160721

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.160721

Object Name

Feeder, Paper

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 23.5 cm x 32 cm x 30 cm; 9 1/4 in x 12 5/8 in x 11 13/16 in

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Work

Communications

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-85fd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998947