Patent Model of a Printers' Lead Racks
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Object Details
- Dearing, Octavus A.
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a printer's lead rack which was granted patent number 135894. The patent describes a cabinet of graded slots, vertically arranged. According to Dearing, leads were usually stored on ordinary type cases adapted for the purpose.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1873
- patent date
- 1873-02-18
- ID Number
- GA.89797.135894
- patent number
- 135894
- accession number
- 089797
- catalog number
- GA*89797.135894
- Object Name
- manufacture, printers lead racks
- Rack, Printer's Lead
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 30 cm x 9.5 cm x 30.5 cm; 11 13/16 in x 3 3/4 in x 12 in
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- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Patent Models, Graphic Arts
- Work
- Communications
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Patent Models
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_998751
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8f8e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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