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Offset press: Harris Seybold, miniature

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    Object Details

    maker

    Harris-Seybold Company

    Description

    This one-twentieth scale model of the Harris-Seybold 4-color sheet-fed offset press dates from about 1950. The press has a height of 7.5 inches a length of 32.5 inches and a width of 9.5 inches.
    Donated by Lithographers National Association, 1953.
    Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Date made

    circa 1950

    date made

    ca 1950

    ID Number

    GA.20396-a

    accession number

    1953.198538

    catalog number

    20396-a

    Object Name

    Model
    Press, printing

    Physical Description

    metal (overall material)
    wood (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 7 1/2 in x 32 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in; 19.05 cm x 82.55 cm x 24.13 cm
    overall: 15 5/16 in x 36 3/4 in x 16 13/16 in; 38.89375 cm x 93.345 cm x 42.70375 cm

    place made

    United States: Ohio, Cleveland

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    Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
    Communications
    Work
    Industry & Manufacturing
    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/ng49ca746b3-0764-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1293111

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