Patent model for music type

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a method of printing large music charts for educational purposes; the invention was granted patent number 78855. The type was made of wood. Each note came with its part of the staff lines, and with shoulders that interlocked and overlapped with those of its neighbors, to produce a continuous line of music.

Date Made: ca 1868Patent Date: 1868-06-16

Patentee: Balch, Edward L.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.078855Patent Number: 078855Accession Number: 089797Catalog Number: GA*89797.078855

Object Name: manufacture, music typePapermusic printingmusic printing quoinsObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5.6 cm x 19 cm x 9.4 cm; 2 3/16 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 11/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-83bb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_998774

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