Patent Model for Type Molds
Patent Model for Type Molds
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a type mold; the invention was granted patent model 187880. The patent details type molds in which the jet of the newly cast type was broken off automatically as the mold was opened, saving a separate operation in the typecasting process. Mason was from Islington in Middlesex, England. His invention was patented in England in 1877.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- manufacture, type molds
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Other Terms
- Type, Mold; Type Founding
- date made
- ca 1877
- patent date
- 1877-02-27
- maker
- Mason, Thomas
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm x 11.2 cm; 1 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 4 7/16 in
- ID Number
- GA.89797.187880
- patent number
- 187880
- accession number
- 089797
- catalog number
- GA*89797.187880
- 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
Nominate this object for photography.
Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.
If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.
Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. We apologize for the interruption. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. If you require a personal response, please use our Contact page.
