Object Details
maker
Gordon, George Phineas
Degener, Frederick O.
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a self-inking hand-cranked cylinder press which was intended to replace the common iron lever press. The patent was granted patent number 25008.
George Gordon (1810-1878) started out as an actor but soon took up the printing trade in New York City. From 1851 he was responsible for a succession of jobbing presses--the Yankee, the Turnover, the Firefly, this cylinder press, and, finally, the Franklin jobber with which he established his name as well as his fortune. Degener was a Gordon employee in the 1850s, setting up in his own business in 1860. See also Degener's separate Patent 110018.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1859
patent date
1859-08-09
ID Number
GA.11022
catalog number
GA*11022
accession number
48865
patent number
025008
Object Name
patent model; press, printing
Object Type
Patent Model
Other Terms
patent model; press, printing; press, hand, Gordon & Degener
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 25.654 cm x 19.685 cm x 22.86 cm; 10 1/8 in x 7 3/4 in x 9 in
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Work
Communications
Industry & Manufacturing
Patent Models
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_790067