Patent Model for a Type Mold

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Object Details

maker

Day, Hartley W.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a type mold which was granted patent number 5846. The Universal Hand Type-Mold cast type of any size.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1848

Date made

1848

patent date

1848-10-10

ID Number

1996.0062.06

patent number

005846

accession number

1996.0062

catalog number

1996.0062.06

Object Name

patent model

mold, type

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

mold, type; patent model; type mold; type manufacture

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 21 cm x 12 cm x 9.5 cm; 8 1/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 3 3/4 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/ng49ca746a8-87d8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_997679