Patent Model of a Machine for Casting Printers' Leads
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a casting printers’ lead; it was granted patent number 155609. Molten lead was rolled out to thickness between two flexible steel belts, then cut into strips, trimmed, and planed smooth.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1874
- patent date
- 1874-10-06
- maker
- Goodale, John
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 20 cm x 10.5 cm x 32.5 cm; 7 7/8 in x 4 1/8 in x 12 13/16 in
- ID Number
- GA.24905
- patent number
- 155609
- accession number
- 1978.1070
- catalog number
- GA*24905
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- Culture and the Arts: Graphic Arts
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- Communications
- Patent Models
- Patent Models, Graphic Arts
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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