Faber’s patent related to the construction of the common hand card used for carding cotton or wool prior to the spinning process. He specifically patented using wood veneer, instead of leather, for the foundation that contained the card’s wire teeth. The wood was cut from 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch in thickness, 4 inches in width, and 4 to 8 inches in length. The wood was then steeped in water to soften it so that when placed in a card-making machine, it could be pricked and the teeth inserted. The veneer was nailed to another piece of wood and a handle inserted to form the hand card.
Although Faber did not claim credit for inventing the card-making machine, in his patent specification he did mention that he had made improvements on it.
image overlooking small town; leadworks factory at right with two horse drawn wagons in front; building in center background has a tall American flag rising over it; lithograph?
Obverse Image: Denomination at bottom, image of a train at center.
Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION]
Reverse Image: Denomination at center below name of bank.
Reverse Text:10 / 10 / CO,302,152 / 10 / SUNNING RAILWAY CO., LTD. / 10 / CO,302,152 / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE / TEN DOLLARS TEN DOLLARS / LOCAL CURRENCY / 10 / 10
In January 1991, at the age of nine, Cindy Cutshall became the second patient to participate in the National Institutes of Health’s first human gene therapy trial. Around the time of her treatment, she made this colored pencil drawing depicting a “good gene” and a “bad gene,” signing the bottom right corner with her initials.
To learn more about the first NIH gene therapy trials, see object