Patent model for stencils for sign painter's template

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Object Details

patentee

Hutchison, Merrill

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a template that includes all the letters of the alphabet in a single pattern; the invention was granted patent number 147942.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1874

patent date

1874-02-24

ID Number

GA.89797.147942

accession number

089797

patent number

147942

catalog number

GA*89797.147942

Object Name

manufacture, stencils

template, painter's

stencils, template, painter's

stencils, sign painters

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: .1 cm x 15.7 cm x 15.3 cm; 1/16 in x 6 3/16 in x 6 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/ng49ca746ab-b1bc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998927