Patent Model for a Postmarking and Cancelling Machine

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Object Details

maker

Leavitt, Thomas

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for an apparatus for postmarking and postmark-cancelling; it was granted patent number 219587. The patent details the feeding mechanism for a postmarking machine.

date made

ca 1879

patent date

1879-09-16

ID Number

GA.249602.219586

accession number

249602

catalog number

GA.249602.219586

Object Name

patent model

machine, postmarking and cancelling

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (part material)

Measurements

overall: 12 in x 8 in x 8 in; 30.48 cm x 20.32 cm x 20.32 cm

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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/ng49ca746aa-4189-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1293115