Patent Model of a Numbering Machine
date: label: date made
content: ca 1881
label: patent date
content: 1881-08-02
name: label: maker
content: Robinson, William
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This patent model demonstrates an invention for a numbering machine, granted patent number 245220. The patent details a numbering machine in which blank spaces were filled by a character, such as a star or dash, to prevent the alteration of figures after printing.
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dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.89797.245220
label: accession number
content: 089797
label: patent number
content: 245220
label: catalog number
content: GA*89797.245220
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Numbering Machine
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
label: Other Terms
content: Numbering Machine; DELETE - Numbering Machine; Relief
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10.6 cm x 9 cm x 12.7 cm; 4 3/16 in x 3 9/16 in x 5 in