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Patent Model of an Apparatus for Making Paper Stencils
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Patent Model of an Apparatus for Making Paper Stencils

Gifford, John Z. · ca 1879 · wood (overall material)

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This patent model demonstrates an invention for a stretcher frame for holding sheets of paper while multiple stencil designs were cut in them with a jigsaw. That patent was granted patent number 211988.

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Credit linePatent Model of an Apparatus for Making Paper Stencils. ca 1879. Gifford, John Z.. National Museum of American History. CC0.

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