Correspondence regarding Donation of Sholes & Glidden Typewriter Patent Model, 1929

THF286392 / Correspondence regarding Donation of Sholes & Glidden Typewriter Patent Model, 1929

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Subject Date

15 October 1929

Creators

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1524.3

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Dimensions

Width: 8.5 in
Length: 10 in

Keywords	Letters (Correspondence) Facsimiles (Reproductions) Donations Models (Patent) Museums Typewriters Henry Ford (Organization) Edison Institute Sholes, Christopher Latham, 1819-1890 Glidden, Carlos

Artifact
Patent Model of Sholes & Glidden Typewriter, 1874-1878
From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.