Patent Model for a Postmarking and Cancelling Machine

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Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for an apparatus for postmarking and postmark-cancelling; it was granted patent number 219587. The patent details the feeding mechanism for a postmarking machine.

Date Made: ca 1879Patent Date: 1879-09-16

Maker: Leavitt, Thomas

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.219587Accession Number: 249602249602Catalog Number: GA.249602.219586

Object Name: patent modelmachine, postmarking and cancellingObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (part material)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 8 in x 8 in; 30.48 cm x 20.32 cm x 20.32 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-4189-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1293115

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