George W. N. Yost Typewriter Patent Model

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Description:

This typewriter patent model accompanied George W.N. Yost’s patent application that received patent number 313,973 on March 17, 1885. The patent covered a variety of improvements to typewriters, including a platen and carriage adapted for regulating line and letter spacing, and a bell ringing on the carriage return.

Date Made: 1885Patent Date: 1885-03-17

Inventor: Yost, George W. N.

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: United States: New York, New York City

See more items in: Work and Industry: Mechanisms, Typewriters, Computers & Business Machines

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: ME.308633Catalog Number: 308633Patent Number: 313,973313,973Accession Number: 89797

Object Name: patent model, typewriterObject Type: Patent ModelOther Terms: patent model, typewriter; typewriter; Standard; Manual

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 3/4 in x 16 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in; 24.765 cm x 41.91 cm x 29.21 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-a070-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_849979

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