Patent model for typecasting device for embossed or pointed type

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Object Details

maker

Bryant, Isaac C.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for Bryant's hand mold with a double matrix, intended for the casting of "pointed type" as used by the blind. The invention was granted patent number 30293. The letters (not Braille signs) in the matrices were built up from the sharp ends of wires.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1860

patent date

1860-10-09

ID Number

GA.89797.030293

patent number

030293

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.030293

Object Name

patent model: machine, type casting

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 4 cm x 5.3 cm x 24 cm; 1 9/16 in x 2 1/16 in x 9 7/16 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d5da-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998734