Patent Model of a Type-distributing Machine
Patent Model of a Type-distributing Machine
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for improvements to a type-distributing machine which was granted patent number 174915. The machine was invented by Charles W. Dickinson and was patented in 1872 and 1875. The rights were assigned to Samuel W. Green, who reassigned them to Edward N. Dickerson, trustee for Henry A. Burr. Burr, a hat manufacturer, was the proprietor of the Burr, later Empire, typesetter.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- patent model
- machine, type distributing
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- date made
- ca 1876
- patent date
- 1876-03-21
- maker
- Lorenz, William A.
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 27.5 cm x 33 cm x 29.5 cm; 10 13/16 in x 13 in x 11 5/8 in
- ID Number
- GA.89797.174915
- accession number
- 89797
- patent number
- 174915
- catalog number
- GA*89797.174915
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Patent Models, Graphic Arts
- Work
- Communications
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Patent Models
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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