Patent model for printers' sidesticks and quoins

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Object Details

maker

McGrath, Thomas

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for sidesticks made with two symmetrical series of inclined surfaces; the invention was granted patent number 133948. Matching quoins were adjusted by turning a double-threaded screw.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1872

patent date

1872-12-17

ID Number

1996.0062.12

patent number

133948

accession number

1996.0062

catalog number

1996.0062.12

Object Name

manufacture, sidesticks and quoins

patent model

Coin

sidesticks and quoins, printer's

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 1.7 cm x 31 cm x 3.5 cm; 11/16 in x 12 3/16 in x 1 3/8 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/ng49ca746a8-87d9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_997684