Patent Model of a Type-dressing Machine
National Museum of American History

Patent Model of a Type-dressing Machine

Mason, Thomas · ca 1878

metal (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

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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