Patent Model - Improvement in Autographic-Telegraph Instruments
Maker and role
William Sawyer (b.1850, d.1883), Patentee
Production date
Nov 06 1877
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
6 x 12 x 12" (15.2 x 30.5 x 30.5cm)
Description
Sawyer’s patent is for “a simple and effective method of securing the isochronous action of Instruments for transmitting by telegraph autographic copies of messages…” Sawyer was one of the pioneering inventors in incandescent electric
lighting. He was awarded more than forty patents in his short life. (Patent #196,832)
lighting. He was awarded more than forty patents in his short life. (Patent #196,832)
Collection
Object number
61.47.602
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