Object Details
maker
Pattyson, William D. C.
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a typesetting machine which was granted patent number 166549. The machine was named the Electro-Magnetic Type-Setting Machine. Type was stored in vertical channels (right-hand box) and dropped into a funnel at a touch on the keyboard (lefthand box). The falling type hit a see-saw lever, making an electrical connection and exciting electromagnets. The magnets moved sliding blocks, pushing the type into place into a galley. When a line of type was complete, the operator reset the adjustable back of the galley to make room for the next line.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1875
patent date
1875-08-10
ID Number
GA.89797.166549
patent number
166549
accession number
089797
catalog number
GA*89797.166549
Object Name
Machine, Type Composing
Object Type
Patent Model
Other Terms
Machine, Type Composing; Machine, Sorts, Composing
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 15 cm x 20 cm x 9.8 cm; 5 7/8 in x 7 7/8 in x 3 7/8 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_998749