1890 Patent No. 16,690 engraving machines, Augustin Sartirana, Visconti, Paris

Patent No. 16,690 A.D.1890 Improvements in Engraving Machines

"I, Augustin Sartirana, of 3 Rue Visconti, Paris, France, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: My invention relates to the mechanical production, by means of an engraver, of relief and line engraving on metal or wood.  The operation is performed with the aid of a gelatine pattern in relief placed together with the plate to be engraved in the machine which is provided with a sliding carriage cpable of receiving in one direction..."

4 pages of text + 1 drawing which have been disbound from a larger volume.

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