Typewriter Ink Ribbon Mechanism Patent Model

Description:

This model was submitted with patent number 286,161 by A. H. P. Stuart Wortley of London, England that was granted October 2, 1883. The patent applied to an improvement in the ink ribbon spool shaft of typewriters that was meant to reduce the sagging of the ribbon.

Date Made: 1883Patent Date: 1883-10-02

Inventor: Wortley, A. H. P. Stuart

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: United Kingdom: England, London

See more items in: Work and Industry: Mechanisms, Typewriters, Computers & Business Machines

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: ME.318159Catalog Number: 318159Patent Number: 286,161Accession Number: 254082Patent Number: 286,161

Object Name: patent model, typewriterObject Type: Patent Model

Measurements: overall: 4 in x 9 in x 12 in; 10.16 cm x 22.86 cm x 30.48 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-31e0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_849982

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