Patent for Type Rubbing Machine
National Museum of American History

Patent for Type Rubbing Machine

Duncan, James L. · ca 1848

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

This patent model demonstrates an invention for James Duncan's Rotary Type Rubber which smoothed the rough edges on freshly cast type. The invention was granted patent number 5420.

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