Patent model for printers' furniture

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Object Details

maker

Wolfe, Jacob C.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for hollow metal furniture (printers' spacing material), which was granted patent number 508263.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1893

patent date

1893-11-07

ID Number

1996.0062.19

catalog number

1996.0062.19

accession number

1996.0062

patent number

508263

Object Name

patent model

manufacture, printers furniture

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10.5 cm x 1.8 cm x 1.8 cm; 4 1/8 in x 11/16 in x 11/16 in

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Work

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/ng49ca746a8-87de-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_997691