Patent Model for Type Molds

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Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a type mold; the invention was granted patent model 187880. The patent details type molds in which the jet of the newly cast type was broken off automatically as the mold was opened, saving a separate operation in the typecasting process. Mason was from Islington in Middlesex, England. His invention was patented in England in 1877.

Date Made: ca 1877Patent Date: 1877-02-27

Maker: Mason, Thomas

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.187880Patent Number: 187880Accession Number: 089797Catalog Number: GA*89797.187880

Object Name: manufacture, type moldsObject Type: Patent ModelOther Terms: Type, Mold; Type Founding

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm x 11.2 cm; 1 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 4 7/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

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

Record Id: nmah_998775

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