Object Details
- inventor
- Faber, George
- Description
- Hand Card Patent Model
- Patent No. 863, issued August 1, 1838
- George Faber of Canton, Ohio
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- model constructed
- before 1838-08-01
- patent date
- 1838-08-01
- ID Number
- TE.T11396.030
- catalog number
- T11396.030
- accession number
- 89797
- patent number
- 863
- Object Name
- hand card
- hand card
- hand card patent model
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Physical Description
- wood (frame material)
- wire (overall material)
- Place Made
- United States: Rhode Island, Smithfield
- associated place
- United States: Ohio, Canton
- Related Publication
- Janssen, Barbara Suit. Patent Models Index
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Patent Models, Textile Machinery
- Textiles
- Patent Models
- National Museum of American History
- classified
- Patent Models
- Invention
- Record ID
- nmah_640533
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-b6d0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
