Patent Model for a Machine for Shaping and Finishing the Backs of Books
date: label: date made
content: ca 1859
label: patent date
content: 1859-09-20
name: label: maker
content: Sanborn, G. H.
label: maker
content: Coffin, John E.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This patent model demonstrates an invention for a machine with a pair of divided rolls, or roll segments, to shape book backs. The invention was granted patent number 25548. G.H. Sanborn (d. 1881) established his reputation and his company with his rounding machine and went on to develop and sell a full line of equipment for bookbinders.
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content: Patent Models
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.89797.025548
label: patent number
content: 025548
label: accession number
content: 089797
label: catalog number
content: GA*89797.025548
objectType: label: Object Name
content: patent model
label: Object Name
content: Roll, Finishing
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
label: Other Terms
content: Roll, Finishing; Bookbinding
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14.2 cm x 12 cm x 14 cm; 5 9/16 in x 4 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in