Object Details
maker
Slingerland, John T.
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a typesetting and distributing machine; the invention was granted patent number 85251. The patent details improvements to earlier patents taken out by Timothy Alden (1857), and Henry Alden and William Mackey (1866). This patent related to the distribution of type. It allowed for the use of any ordinary type in the distributer, instead of the special type required previously. The patent was assigned to the Alden Typesetting and Distributing Company.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1868
patent date
1868-12-22
ID Number
GA.89797.085251
patent number
085251
accession number
089797
catalog number
GA*89797.085251
Object Name
machine, typesetting and distributing
Machine, Type Composing
Object Type
Patent Model
Other Terms
Machine, Type Composing; Machine, Sorts, Setting and Distributing
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 15 cm x 37 cm x 41 cm; 5 7/8 in x 14 9/16 in x 16 1/8 in
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Work
Communications
Industry & Manufacturing
Patent Models
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_998742