National Museum of American History
Patent Model of a Machine for Casting Printers' Leads
Goodale, John · ca 1874
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a casting printers’ lead; it was granted patent number 155609. Molten lead was rolled out to thickness between two flexible steel belts, then cut into strips, trimmed, and planed smooth.
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