Object Details
maker
Ives, Blakeslee & Co.
Description
This rail press, on a Museum-made base, has an unknown maker; it dates from about 1885. The press has a height of 4 inches a width of 3.5 inches and a length of 9 inches; its chase measures 1.5 inches by 2.75 inches.
The press like other Daisys, the Bonanza, and the Favorite were probably all made by Ives, Blakeslee of New York (later Ives Blakeslee Williams). The company dealt in novelties and was the principal distributing—and perhaps manufacturing—company for rail presses at the end of the nineteenth century. Their line included presses called the Boss, the Favorite, the Daisy, the Leader, and other very similar rail presses.
Donated by William Miner, 1976.
Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1885
ID Number
GA.24232
accession number
322684
catalog number
24232
Object Name
press, printing
press, printing, miniature
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4 in x 3 1/2 in x 9 in; 10.16 cm x 8.89 cm x 22.86 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York
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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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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_1449930