Patent model for printers' shooting sticks
Patent model for printers' shooting sticks
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a shooting stick, used for driving in quoins, or wedges, to tighten a form in its chase; the invention was granted patent number 107154. These sticks had different-sized notches to fit different quoins, and two wings to help open spaces for the quoins among the furniture.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- patent model
- stick, shooting
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- date made
- ca 1870
- patent date
- 1870-09-06
- maker
- Blackwell, Benjamin B.
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2.7 cm x 23 cm x 7.7 cm; 1 1/16 in x 9 1/16 in x 3 1/16 in
- ID Number
- 1996.0062.03
- patent number
- 107154
- accession number
- 1996.0062
- catalog number
- 1996.0062.03
- patent number
- 107154
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- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Communications
- Patent Models
- Patent Models, Graphic Arts
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Alan Runfeldt
Thu, 2019-10-17 08:53