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Columbian No. 3 press

American History Museum

Object Details

maker

Curtis & Mitchell

Description

This self-inking, lever press was made by Curtis & Mitchell in Boston after 1875. The feedboard and grippers were replaced in the Museum. The has a height of 24 inches a width of 23 inches and a depth of 35 inches; its chase measures 8 inches by 12 inches.
The Columbian, introduced in 1875, was the largest of Curtis & Mitchell’s amateur presses. It was sold with a hand lever like this one, to be attached on either side, or—at the top of the line—with a treadle and flywheel. The Columbian cost around $60.
Donated by Mrs. Hugo Thomsen, 1974.
Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.

date made

ca 1880
after 1875

ID Number

GA.23874

accession number

310477

catalog number

GA.23874

Object Name

press, printing
press, platen, Curtis & Mitchell

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 36 1/2 in x 22 in x 34 in; 92.71 cm x 55.88 cm x 86.36 cm
overall: 33 in x 45 in x 47 in; 83.82 cm x 114.3 cm x 119.38 cm

place made

United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Communications
Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a8f1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1805091

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