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Patent Model of a Type-rubbing Machine
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This patent model demonstrates an invention for a type-rubbing machine which was granted patent number 225501. The patent details a machine for smoothing and trueing the surfaces of type, and bringing the type to a proper width. The machine was hand fed, but otherwise automatic.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent Model of a Type-rubbing Machine. ca 1880. Webster, Cyrus C.. National Museum of American History. CC0.
