National Museum of American History
Patent Model for a Machine for Shaping and Finishing the Backs of Books
Sanborn, G. H. · ca 1859
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a machine with a pair of divided rolls, or roll segments, to shape book backs. The invention was granted patent number 25548. G.H. Sanborn (d. 1881) established his reputation and his company with his rounding machine and went on to develop and sell a full line of equipment for bookbinders.
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