Printing Block, Model Illustrating Abraham Lincoln's Patent for Device to Lift Boats over Shoals, Granted May 22, 1849
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Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block illustrates a part in Lincoln's life unfamiliar to many Americans--his attempt at invention.
Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block illustrates a part in Lincoln's life unfamiliar to many Americans--his attempt at invention.
Artifact
Printing block
Date Made
1850-1900
Subject Date
22 May 1849
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
66.143.784
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Copper (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Technique
Engraving (Printing process)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 1.0 in
Length: 4.5 in
Inscriptions
6469 / ABRAHAM LINCOLN / [illegible]
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