This patent model demonstrates an invention for an apparatus for trimming stereotype plates; the invention was granted patent number 221366. The patent describes a machine that combined the operations of trimming (cutting the rough edges) and shaving (cutting down the back ribs) of curved stereotype plates for rotary printing. Walter Scott was a well-known manufacturer of fast rotary perfecting machines.
Date Made: ca 1879Patent Date: 1879-11-04
Maker: Scott, Walter
Location: Currently not on view
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Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: GA.89797.221366Patent Number: 221366Accession Number: 089797Catalog Number: GA*89797.221366
Object Name: machine, shaving and trimming stereotype platesMachine, Stereotype TrimmingObject Type: Patent ModelOther Terms: Machine, Stereotype Trimming; Plate making
Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 23.5 cm x 31 cm x 20.5 cm; 9 1/4 in x 12 3/16 in x 8 1/16 in
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8f8f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_998752
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