Object Details
Description
This copperplate press was made by M. M. Kelton’s Son in about 1900. The press has a bed of 34 inches long by 12 inches wide; its cylinder diameter is 6 inches.
The short cutaway bed on this press is wired for heating. The press bears the Bureau of Printing and Engraving property tag number 538. The Kelton name is cast in the frame.
Transferred from the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, 1963.
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
1995.0214.003
accession number
1995.0214
catalog number
1995.0214.003
Object Name
Press, printing
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 34 in x 12 in x 6 in; 86.36 cm x 30.48 cm x 15.24 cm
overall: 52 in x 41 in x 39 in; 132.08 cm x 104.14 cm x 99.06 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York
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Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_742599