Patent Model of aType-Cutting Machine

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Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a type-cutting machine which was granted patent number 31333. The patent details a machine for sawing type from a solid block of letters by first cutting a strip of letters from the block, then notching the strip, and finally cutting apart the letters. The block could be cast by Smith's patent of 1859.

Date Made: ca 1861Patent Date: 1861-02-05

Maker: Smith, John J. C.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.031333Patent Number: 031333Accession Number: 089797Catalog Number: GA*89797.031333

Object Name: machine, notchingmachine, pantographic letter carvingObject Type: Patent ModelOther Terms: Machine, Notching; Type Founding

Physical Description: wood (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 28 cm x 22 cm x 37 cm; 11 in x 8 11/16 in x 14 9/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-85d7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_998790

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