Patent Model of a Sheet-Feed Apparatus for Printing Machines

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Object Details

maker

Comby, John P.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a sheet-separating apparatus which was granted patent number 9623. The machine was used to separate sheets and pass them to the press board by means of suction tubes, entirely replacing the human sheet feeder.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1853

patent date

1853-03-22

ID Number

GA.89797.009623

accession number

089797

patent number

009623

catalog number

GA*89797.009623

Object Name

Feeder, Paper

apparatus, sheet separating

patent model

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 24.5 cm x 34 cm x 41 cm; 9 5/8 in x 13 3/8 in x 16 1/8 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/ng49ca746ab-d3a8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998909