Patent model for printers' chase lock

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a combination of quoins and sidesticks, with a special lever for their adjustment; the invention was granted patent number 11091.

Date Made: 1854Date Made: ca 1854Patent Date: 1854-06-13

Maker: Sprague, E. H.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1996.0062.16Patent Number: 011091Accession Number: 1996.0062Catalog Number: 1996.0062.16

Object Name: patent modelmanufacture, printers chase lockChase, Printer'sObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 in x 3 in x 8 in; 2.54 cm x 7.62 cm x 20.32 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c06d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_997688

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