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Patent model for printers' quoins
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This patent model demonstrates an invention for quoins consisting of two wedge-shaped pieces, one with a rack of teeth, which was adjusted by turning a pinion key against the teeth. The invention was granted patent number 232551.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent model for printers' quoins. ca 1880. Scott, George. National Museum of American History. CC0.