Object Details
maker
Mason, Thomas
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a type mold; the invention was granted patent model 187880. The patent details type molds in which the jet of the newly cast type was broken off automatically as the mold was opened, saving a separate operation in the typecasting process. Mason was from Islington in Middlesex, England. His invention was patented in England in 1877.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1877
patent date
1877-02-27
ID Number
GA.89797.187880
patent number
187880
accession number
089797
catalog number
GA*89797.187880
Object Name
manufacture, type molds
Object Type
Patent Model
Other Terms
Type, Mold; Type Founding
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm x 11.2 cm; 1 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 4 7/16 in
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Work
Communications
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_998775