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Envelope Making Machines
Patent model of an envelope folder, gummer, and embosser
Description:
Jesse K. Park and Cornelius S. Watson patented the first envelope folding machine in the United States in 1849. Little is known of the inventors or their goals. Their treadle-operated folder first glued and then creased and folded the envelopes. Park and Watson were granted patent number 6055 on January 23, 1849. The machine was never used commercially.
Date:
January 23, 1849
Medium:
metal; wood
Museum ID:
0.261620.2
Place:
New York
Collection:
