Patent Model of an Apparatus for Making Paper Stencils

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a stretcher frame for holding sheets of paper while multiple stencil designs were cut in them with a jigsaw. That patent was granted patent number 211988.

Date Made: ca 1879Patent Date: 1879-02-04

Maker: Gifford, John Z.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.211988Accession Number: 089797Patent Number: 211988Catalog Number: GA*89797.211988

Object Name: Frame, Stencilapparatus, making paper stencilsstencils, apparatus, making paper stencilsObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: wood (overall material)metal (part material)Measurements: overall: 4.5 cm x 27 cm x 29 cm; 1 3/4 in x 10 5/8 in x 11 7/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7552-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_998921

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