Patent Model for a Sheet-Feed Apparatus

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Object Details

maker

Allen, Edwin

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for an apparatus for feeding sheets or blanks into an envelope-making machine; the invention was granted patent number 39872.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1863

patent date

1863-09-15

ID Number

GA.89797.039872

accession number

089797

patent number

039872

catalog number

GA*89797.039872

Object Name

Folding, Paper

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 18 cm x 22 cm x 28 cm; 7 1/16 in x 8 11/16 in x 11 in

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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/ng49ca746a8-9039-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998890