Patent model for printers' quoins

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Object Details

maker

Dorrity, Daniel

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for mechanical quoins, which expanded by means of paired screw gears; the invention was granted patent number 93603.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1869

patent date

1869-08-10

ID Number

GA.89797.093603

accession number

089797

patent number

093603

catalog number

GA*87979.093603

Object Name

manufacture, printers quoins

Quoin

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10 cm x 16.7 cm x 10.5 cm; 3 15/16 in x 6 9/16 in x 4 1/8 in

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

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Work

Communications

Industry & Manufacturing

Patent Models

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7427-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998916