Object Details
maker
unknown
Description
This hand lever press dates from the late 19th century. Its toggle is broken and its feed table is missing. The press has a height of 45 inches a width (without handle) of 26 inches and a depth of 23 inches.
The press of uncertain history and function may have been
an electrotyper’s moulding press for making a wax mould from a
type form. It came to the Museum under the name “pull-down
jobber.”
Lowering the handle straightens the main toggle, which in turn
pulls the thick wooden slab down against the fixed bed.
Purchased from John Lant, 1901.
Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
late 19th century
ID Number
GA.09288
accession number
36751
catalog number
GA*09288
9288
Object Name
Press, Printing
Machine, Printing Press(?)
Other Terms
Press, Printin; Press, Printing; Machine, Printing Press(?); Relief
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 45 in x 26 in x 23 in; 114.3 cm x 66.04 cm x 58.42 cm
overall: 45 in x 26 in x 23 in; 114.3 cm x 66.04 cm x 58.42 cm
place made
United States
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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_1198599