National Museum of American History
Patent Model for Stereoteype Matrices
Shiland, Alexander · ca 1871
This patent model demonstrates an invention for creating stereotype matrices; the invention was granted patent number 119537. The patent describes an apparatus for stamping separate letters into soft materials to make electrotype or stereotype molds, or for stamping letters into wood.
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