Patent model for printers' chase

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Object Details

patentee

Kingsland, Jr., Joseph

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a chase that eliminated the need for furniture; the invention was granted patent number 228201. Four metal bars, matching the inside length and breadth of the chase, were toothed along their outer sides. The bars could be locked in any position in the chase by four matching toothed blocks that fitted at the crossing points.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1880

patent date

1880-06-01

ID Number

GA.89797.228201

patent number

228201

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.228201

Object Name

manufacture, printers chases

Block

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Block; Printing

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 1.7 cm x 19 cm x 1.5 cm; 11/16 in x 7 1/2 in x 9/16 in

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Work

Communications

Industry & Manufacturing

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c82d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998973