Object Details
maker
Baumgarten
Baumgarten
Description
This self-inking lever press with original box was made by the Baumgarten company of Baltimore, after 1890. The press is cast in platen back, reading “BALTIMORE.” Its roller is missing. The press has a height of 9 inches a width of 7 inches and a length of 13 inches. The chase measures 2.5 inches by 4 inches.
The Baumgarten company produced a line of presses exactly parallel to those of another Baltimore press maker, the Dorman company, but used the name Baltimore instead of Baltimorean, and made minor changes in the castings.
Donated by Alan Darby, 1992.
Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1890
ID Number
1992.0608.02
catalog number
1992.0608.02
accession number
1992.0608
Object Name
Press, printing
Physical Description
cast iron (overall material)
steel (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9 in x 7 in x 13 in; 22.86 cm x 17.78 cm x 33.02 cm
place made
United States: Maryland, Baltimore
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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Communications
Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1030617