This patent model demonstrates an invention for the automated cancelling of postal stamps. A cylinder was engraved with place and state names; the date was inserted in moveable type. The invention was granted patent number 121099.
This patent model demonstrates an invention for the automated cancelling of postal stamps. A cylinder was engraved with place and state names; the date was inserted in moveable type. The invention was granted patent number 121099.
Date Made: ca 1871Patent Date: 1871-11-21
Maker: Hargrave, Thomas C.
Location: Currently not on view
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Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: GA.89797.121099Accession Number: 089797Patent Number: 121099Catalog Number: GA*89797.121099
Object Name: apparatus, stampingPostal Stamp, CancelingObject Type: Patent Model
Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)leather (overall material)Measurements: overall: 16.6 cm x 30 cm x 18.5 cm; 6 9/16 in x 11 13/16 in x 7 5/16 in
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d69e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_998828
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