This patent model demonstrates an invention for a method of preparing autographic stencils in which a porous paper stencil was prepared by varnishing the face of a sheet of paper, then drawing on it with a sharp stylus. The invention was granted patent number 215833. The inventor called his process Multograph, or Stulograph. The model consists of a stencil frame and an envelope of papers.
Date Made: ca 1879Patent Date: 1879-05-27
Maker: Nickerson, Samuel S.
Location: Currently not on view
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Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: GA.89797.215833Accession Number: 089797Patent Number: 215833Catalog Number: GA*89797.215833
Object Name: manufacture, autographic stencilsHolder, Copystencil manufacture, autographic stencilsObject Type: Patent Model
Physical Description: metal (overall material)paper (part material)Measurements: overall: 2 cm x 21.5 cm x 26 cm; 13/16 in x 8 7/16 in x 10 1/4 in
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-476f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_998939
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