Patent model for printers' extension sidesticks

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for sidesticks composed of two parts that fitted together, tongue in groove, in such a way that the full length of the stick always pressed on the type, no matter how far the two parts were pulled out. The invention was granted patent number 115136.

Date Made: ca 1871Patent Date: 1871-05-23

Maker: Uhlhorn, John F.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.115136Patent Number: 115136Accession Number: 089797Catalog Number: GA*89797.115136

Object Name: manufacture, printers sidesticksFeeder, Paperapparatus, sidesticksObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1.6 cm x 2 cm x 29.4 cm; 5/8 in x 13/16 in x 11 9/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-86e4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_998956

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