Experimental Combination Machine Tool, Patent Model, 1890
date: label: date made
content: 1890
notes: label: Description
content: This experimental combination machine was created by Frederick W. Side of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1890. It is made of cast iron with steel parts. The machine can act as a planer with attachments for shaping, milling, and gear cutting. It pairs with a brass plate marked “Edgar Side, Expert on Inventions and Models,” likely referring to Frederick by a nickname.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Frederick W. Side
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.329245
label: catalog number
content: 329245
label: accession number
content: 276970
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Combination Machine Tool
label: Object Name
content: Planer/Shaper
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 9 in x 12 in; 27.94 cm x 22.86 cm x 30.48 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in x 11 1/2 in; 28.575 cm x 23.495 cm x 29.21 cm