Patent model for printers' extension sidesticks

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Object Details

maker

Uhlhorn, John F.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for sidesticks composed of two parts that fitted together, tongue in groove, in such a way that the full length of the stick always pressed on the type, no matter how far the two parts were pulled out. The invention was granted patent number 115136.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1871

patent date

1871-05-23

ID Number

GA.89797.115136

patent number

115136

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.115136

Object Name

manufacture, printers sidesticks

Feeder, Paper

apparatus, sidesticks

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 1.6 cm x 2 cm x 29.4 cm; 5/8 in x 13/16 in x 11 9/16 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/ng49ca746a8-86e4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998956