Patent Model of a Pen-ruling Machine
National Museum of American History

Patent Model of a Pen-ruling Machine

Piper, Edwin J. · ca 1874

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

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a pen-ruling machine which was granted patent number 148381. The patent details an apparatus for arranging all the cams operating the pen bar and stop gate on a hub to the side of the pen cylinder, for quick access and adjustment.

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