Patent Model of aTypesetting Machine

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a typesetting machine which was granted patent number 174916. The type was stored vertically in channels, and was dropped piece by piece down converging tracks behind a glass panel, and assembled in a long line in a raceway at the bottom. The line was divided and space-fitted by a second operator. As with Lorenz's first patent, the rights were assigned indirectly to Henry Burr.

Date Made: ca 1876Patent Date: 1876-03-21

Maker: Lorenz, William A.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.174916Accession Number: 89797Patent Number: 174916Catalog Number: GA*89797.174916

Object Name: patent modelmachine, type distributingObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: metal (overall material)glass (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 28 cm x 23.5 cm x 25 cm; 11 in x 9 1/4 in x 9 13/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d066-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_766723

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