Patent model for printers' sidesticks and quoins

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Object Details

maker

House, Thomas J.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for paired sidesticks, grooved and tapered on the inside surfaces to take matching quoins; the invention was granted patent number 87339. The sticks were held together loosely by dowels.

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

1869

date made

ca 1869

patent date

1869-03-02

ID Number

GA.89797.087339

patent number

087339

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.087339

Object Name

manufacture, sidesticks and quoins

patent model

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 1.5 cm x 29.5 cm x 3.7 cm; 9/16 in x 11 5/8 in x 1 7/16 in

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

Patent Models, Graphic Arts

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/ng49ca746aa-4188-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1293114