Patent model for pantographic carving machine
National Museum of American History

Patent model for pantographic carving machine

Pease, W. H. · ca 1860

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

This patent model demonstrates an invention for an engraving pantograph, particularly intended for cutting letters from a pattern into stone; the invention was granted patent number 27827. The graver was provided with a rotating and/or a pecking motion.

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