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Patent Model for a Book-Trimming and Paper-Cutting Machine
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This patent model demonstrates an invention for a book-trimmer and paper-cutting machine which was granted patent number 19654. The machine describes a paper cutter on which the table rode up a sloping track, pulling the paper obliquely across the horizontally mounted blade.
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Credit linePatent Model for a Book-Trimming and Paper-Cutting Machine. ca 1858. Semple, Amzi C.. National Museum of American History. CC0.