Patent Model of a Type-distributing Machine
date: label: date made
content: ca 1876
label: patent date
content: 1876-03-21
name: label: maker
content: Lorenz, William A.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This patent model demonstrates an invention for improvements to a type-distributing machine which was granted patent number 174915. The machine was invented by Charles W. Dickinson and was patented in 1872 and 1875. The rights were assigned to Samuel W. Green, who reassigned them to Edward N. Dickerson, trustee for Henry A. Burr. Burr, a hat manufacturer, was the proprietor of the Burr, later Empire, typesetter.
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content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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content: Patent Models
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.89797.174915
label: accession number
content: 89797
label: patent number
content: 174915
label: catalog number
content: GA*89797.174915
objectType: label: Object Name
content: patent model
label: Object Name
content: machine, type distributing
label: Object Name
content: Composing Machine
label: Object Name
content: composing machine
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27.5 cm x 33 cm x 29.5 cm; 10 13/16 in x 13 in x 11 5/8 in