Patent Model of a Type Breaker

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Object Details

maker

Baer, Charles

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a type breaker which was assigned patent number 86968. This device broke the jets from the bodies of newly cast type and was intended to be attached to a typecasting machine. The patent was granted to Philip Heinrich, proprietor of the Ph. Heinrich type foundry in New York.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1869

patent date

1869-02-16

ID Number

GA.89797.086968

patent number

086968

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.086968

Object Name

manufacture, type breakers

Machine, Dressing

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine, Dressing; Type Founding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 31.5 cm x 22.8 cm x 22.5 cm; 12 3/8 in x 9 in x 8 7/8 in

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Communications

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8f8b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998743