Perkins, Henry, 1803-1889, publisher., Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, printer., McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) · Philadelphia : H. Perkins, 134 Chestnut Street, MDCCCXXXVIII [1838] · leaf 183
MELANGE. 161 THE PHYSIOGNOTYPE. This isa newly-invented instrument, by the aid of which a person may have a plaster cast of his face taken without sub- mitting to the usual unpleasant process. It consists of an assemblage of very fine moveable wires, con. … filled with warm water, in order to prevent any unpleasant sen- sation on the contact of the instrument with the skin. When it is desired to take a likeness, the instrument is ap- plied to the face with a gentle and gradual pressure, the wires ‘easily yield and slide back, conformably to the…
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