Patent model for stencil writing

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Object Details

maker

Hix, Albert E.

patentee

Hix, Albert E.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a method of making perforated stencil sheets that were easy for the printer to read, and thus to use, by inking the edges of the puncture holes. The invention was granted patent number 192624.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1877

patent date

1877-07-03

ID Number

GA.89797.192624

accession number

089797

patent number

192624

catalog number

GA*89797.192624

Object Name

process, stencil writing

plate, printing, intaglio

manufacture, stretcher frames

stencil process, stencil writing

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

paper (part: material)

Measurements

overall: 2 cm x 18.8 cm x 25 cm; 13/16 in x 7 3/8 in x 9 13/16 in

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Work

Communications

Industry & Manufacturing

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7553-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998924