Patent model for sheet-feed gauges for printing press

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Object Details

maker

Turner, James

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for adjustable feed gauges for platen presses, to take paper and cards of various sizes. The invention was granted patent number 162207. (James Turner was from Montreal, Canada.)

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1875

patent date

1875-04-20

ID Number

GA.89797.162207

accession number

089797

patent number

162207

catalog number

GA*89797.162207

Object Name

manufacture, sheet feed gauges

feed gage

sheet feed gauge

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 2.5 cm x 16 cm x 8.5 cm; in x 6 5/16 in x 3 3/8 in

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Work

Communications

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-823a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998885