Patent model for wood blocks for engraving

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Object Details

patentee

Setchell, George C.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a method of reusing engraved boxwood blocks by shaving down the engraved surface and gluing the shaved block between two pieces of a cheaper wood; the invention was granted patent number 203856. This sandwich was then cut through the middle to give two new blocks, each with a thin face of boxwood.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1878

patent date

1878-05-21

ID Number

GA.89797.203856

patent number

203856

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.203856

Object Name

manufacture, engraving blocks

Block, Engraver's

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 6 cm x 14 cm x 19 cm; 2 3/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in

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Work

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d51c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998950