Patent model for printers' quoins
National Museum of American History

Patent model for printers' quoins

Scott, George · ca 1880

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

This patent model demonstrates an invention for quoins consisting of two wedge-shaped pieces, one with a rack of teeth, which was adjusted by turning a pinion key against the teeth. The invention was granted patent number 232551.

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