Patent Model for Molds for Casting Blocks for Printing Carpets or Wall Paper
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a mold that made blocks that were used in printing carpets or wall paper; the invention was granted patent number 10630. The design, formed of short and long pieces of type, was set up in a square casting box. The printing block was then cast in any suitable material such as type metal, plaster-of-paris, vulcanized rubber, or, by preference, gutta percha - a popular material in the mid nineteenth century.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- method, manufacturing molds
- date made
- ca 1854
- patent date
- 1854-03-14
- maker
- Berry, James
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 cm x 11.5 cm x 11 cm; 2 3/8 in x 4 1/2 in x 4 5/16 in
- ID Number
- 1996.0062.02
- accession number
- 1996.0062
- catalog number
- 1996.0062.02
- patent number
- 010630
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- Culture and the Arts: Graphic Arts
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Communications
- Patent Models
- Patent Models, Graphic Arts
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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