Object Details
maker
Chandler and Price
Description
This roller proof press was made by the Chandler & Price company, of Cleveland, Ohio, in about 1900. The press has a height of 41 inches a width of 24 inches and a length of 4 inches; its cylinder diameter measures 9 inches.
The galley proof press has the name of the manufacturer cast into the sides of the iron bed. It includes a wooden cupboard beneath it.
Donated by Alan Dietch, 1971.
Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
circa 1900
date made
ca 1900
ID Number
GA.23270
catalog number
GA*23270
accession number
293344
Object Name
Press, Printing
Other Terms
Press, Printing; Relief; Flatbed Cylinder
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 41 in x 21 in x 4 in; 104.14 cm x 53.34 cm x 10.16 cm
overall: 35 in x 50 in x 52 in; 88.9 cm x 127 cm x 132.08 cm
place made
United States: Ohio, Cleveland
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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_1212533