Object Details
- Mitchell, Thomas
- Milne, John
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a type mold which was granted patent number 450083. The patent details a mold for casting type with letters on both ends, or "duplex-lettered type." Such type was used in printing for the blind, though no particular application is specified for this patent.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1891
- patent date
- 1891-04-07
- ID Number
- GA.89797.450083
- patent number
- 450083
- accession number
- 089797
- catalog number
- GA*89797.450083
- Object Name
- manufacture, type mold
- Type, Mold
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Other Terms
- Type, Mold; Type Founding
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 cm x 13 cm x 14.8 cm; 1 15/16 in x 5 1/8 in x 5 13/16 in
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Patent Models, Graphic Arts
- Work
- Communications
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Patent Models
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_998776
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-83bd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
