Patent Model of a Type-dressing Machine
date: label: date made
content: ca 1878
label: patent date
content: 1878-08-27
name: label: maker
content: Mason, Thomas
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This patent model demonstrates an invention for a type-dressing machine which was granted patent number 207429. The patent details a machine with files to dress and true the sides of type, along with a tool to nick the lower ends.
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dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.89797.207429
label: patent number
content: 207429
label: accession number
content: 089797
label: catalog number
content: GA*89797.207429
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Machine, Type Casting
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
label: Other Terms
content: Machine, Type Casting; Pivotal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 cm x 27.5 cm x 14 cm; 5 7/8 in x 10 13/16 in x 5 1/2 in