Patent Model of a Typesetting and Distributing Machine

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Object Details

maker

Felt, Charles W.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a typesetting and distributing machine which was granted patent number 28463. Typing at the keyboard perforated a paper tape to produce a complete "registry" of the keystrokes, including all spacing and leading. This record could be used to set several identical pages of type or, fed in reverse, to redistribute the type to its cases. The keyboard is missing from the model.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1860

patent date

1860-05-29

ID Number

GA.89797.028463

accession number

89797

patent number

028463

catalog number

GA*89797.028463

Object Name

patent model

machine, typesetting

Composing Machine

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Composing Machine; Composing; Type-Setting

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 32 cm x 25.5 cm x 30.8 cm; 12 5/8 in x 10 1/16 in x 12 1/8 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/ng49ca746a5-bbf1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_766717