Patent Model of a Typecasting Machine

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Object Details

maker

Howard, Anson M.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a typecasting machine which was granted patent number 187278. The patent describes a machine for the rapid production of replica type, from originals made for the purpose in a hard metal such as steel. The type could have raised or sunken letters, and a straight, concave, or convex surface for printing on flatbed or rotary presses.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1877

patent date

1877-02-13

ID Number

GA.89797.187278

patent number

187278

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.187278

Object Name

machine, typecasting

Machine, Dressing

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Machine, Dressing; Type Founding

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 29 cm x 26 cm x 22 cm; 11 7/16 in x 10 1/4 in x 8 11/16 in

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Work

Communications

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7f85-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998738