Object Details
- Pattyson, William D. C.
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a typesetting machine which was granted patent number 166549. The machine was named the Electro-Magnetic Type-Setting Machine. Type was stored in vertical channels (right-hand box) and dropped into a funnel at a touch on the keyboard (lefthand box). The falling type hit a see-saw lever, making an electrical connection and exciting electromagnets. The magnets moved sliding blocks, pushing the type into place into a galley. When a line of type was complete, the operator reset the adjustable back of the galley to make room for the next line.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1875
- patent date
- 1875-08-10
- ID Number
- GA.89797.166549
- patent number
- 166549
- accession number
- 089797
- catalog number
- GA*89797.166549
- Object Name
- Machine, Type Composing
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Other Terms
- Machine, Type Composing; Machine, Sorts, Composing
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 15 cm x 20 cm x 9.8 cm; 5 7/8 in x 7 7/8 in x 3 7/8 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_998749
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d6a2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
