Samuel W. Francis Typewriter Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1857-10-27
label: date made
content: 1857
label: patent date
content: 1857-10-27
name: label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: maker
content: Francis, Samuel Ward
notes: label: Description
content: Samuel Ward Francis of New York, New York received patent number 18,504 on October 27, 1857 for this printing-machine patent model. The model has a light wooden frame with four piano keys, and a metal platen carriage system. Samuel Francis made several attempts at an early typewriter prototypes, and held several patents (see object ME*180060) for early printing machines. This patent was related to the circular arrangement of the type hammers that allowed them to strike in the same place. Additionally, the patent covered the paper carrier moving by spring and catch so that paper would move whenever a letter on the key has been struck allowing for a continuous printing line.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanisms
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content: Typewriters
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content: Computers & Business Machines
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ME.251215
label: catalog number
content: 251215
label: accession number
content: 48865
label: patent number
content: 18504
objectType: label: Object Name
content: patent model, typewriter
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
label: Other Terms
content: patent model, typewriter; typewriter; Manual
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/2 in x 12 in x 12 in; 16.51 cm x 30.48 cm x 30.48 cm