Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for beveling boards for bookbinding; it was granted patent number 115621.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Lowey, Robert G.
- date made
- ca 1871
- patent date
- 1871-06-06
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 cm x 29.5 cm x 19 cm; 3 9/16 in x 11 5/8 in x 7 1/2 in
- Object Name
- Machine, Book Binding
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Other Terms
- Machine, Book Binding; Bookbinding
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