Patent Model of a Sheet-feed Apparatus

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a sheet-feed apparatus which was granted patent number 229998. The patent describes a feeding attachment for flatbed cylinder machines that allowed sheets to be held obliquely, so that bands of color could be printed diagonally across the paper-a style popular at the time.

Date Made: ca 1880Patent Date: 1880-07-13

Maker: Goss, Frederick L.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.229998Accession Number: 089797Patent Number: 229998Catalog Number: GA*89797.229998

Object Name: Apparatus?Object Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 15 cm x 17.3 cm x 18.2 cm; 5 7/8 in x 6 13/16 in x 7 3/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8349-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_998896

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