Kelton press

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Object Details

maker

Kelton Machine Company

Description

This copperplate press with pulleys and frame to lift its blankets was manufactured from about 1900. It is marked in the casting “Kelton Machine Co. 76 South 8th St. Brooklyn N.Y.” The press bed measures 20 inches by 48 inches; its cylinder diameter measures 6 inches; its length measures 20 inches.

Donated by Jacob Kainen, 1969.

Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1900

ID Number

GA.22684

accession number

290263

catalog number

22684

Object Name

press, printing

Other Terms

printing; intaglio; flatbed cylinder

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

plate: 20 in x 48 in; 50.8 cm x 121.92 cm

place made

United States: New York, Brooklyn

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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/ng49ca746ad-400e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1397054