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Patent Model of Sholes, Glidden and Soule Typewriting Machine

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Object Details

licensee

Glidden, Carlos

maker

Sholes, Glidden, & Soule
Sholes, C. Latham
Glidden, Carlos
Soule, Samuel W.

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

ca 1868

patent date

1868-07-14

ID Number

ME.285398

catalog number

285398

patent number

79868

accession number

57610

patent number

79,868

Object Name

patent model, typewriter

Other Terms

patent model, typewriter; typewriter; Manual

Physical Description

wood; metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall - typewriter: 11 1/2 in x 12 in x 12 1/8 in; 29.21 cm x 30.48 cm x 30.7975 cm
overall - weight: 2 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; x 6.35 cm x 4.445 cm

place made

United States: Wisconsin, Milwaukee

associated place

United States: Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Work and Industry: Mechanisms

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-2970-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_850124

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