Patent model for printers' quoins

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Lame, Samuel C.
Briggs, Ferdinand Sherwin
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a three-part quoin, the parts being held together by a key passing through a slot in the central wedge; the invention was granted patent number 148308. Roughened sides of the quoin prevented slippage on other furniture.
Location
Currently not on view
ca 1874
patent date
1874-03-10
ID Number
1996.0062.11
patent number
148308
accession number
1996.0062
catalog number
1996.0062.11
Object Name
manufacture, printers quoins
patent model
Coin
sidesticks and quoins, printer's
Object Type
Patent Model
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4 cm x 3 cm x 1.5 cm; 1 9/16 in x 1 3/16 in x 9/16 in
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National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_997683
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-e120-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
patent model
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