1838 Faber's Patent Model of a Hand Card
date: label: model constructed
content: before 1838-08-01
label: patent date
content: 1838-08-01
name: label: inventor
content: Faber, George
notes: label: Description
content: Hand Card Patent Model
label: Description
content: Patent No. 863, issued August 1, 1838
label: Description
content: George Faber of Canton, Ohio
label: Description
content: Faber’s patent related to the construction of the common hand card used for carding cotton or wool prior to the spinning process. He specifically patented using wood veneer, instead of leather, for the foundation that contained the card’s wire teeth. The wood was cut from 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch in thickness, 4 inches in width, and 4 to 8 inches in length. The wood was then steeped in water to soften it so that when placed in a card-making machine, it could be pricked and the teeth inserted. The veneer was nailed to another piece of wood and a handle inserted to form the hand card.
label: Description
content: Although Faber did not claim credit for inventing the card-making machine, in his patent specification he did mention that he had made improvements on it.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Rhode Island, Smithfield
label: associated place
content: United States: Ohio, Canton
topic: label: classified
content: Patent Models
label: classified
content: Invention
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Patent Models, Textile Machinery
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content: Textiles
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content: Patent Models
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Janssen, Barbara Suit. Patent Models Index
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T11396.030
label: catalog number
content: T11396.030
label: accession number
content: 89797
label: patent number
content: 863
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hand card
label: Object Name
content: hand card
label: Object Name
content: hand card patent model
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (frame material)
label: Physical Description
content: wire (overall material)