Patent Model of an Apparatus for Cleaning and Preserving Inking Rollers

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Object Details

patentee

Crump, Samuel

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for an apparatus for cleaning and preserving ink rollers. Racks of rollers were lowered into a bath of oil, where the rollers were cleaned and protected until their next use. The invention was granted patent number 120043.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1871

patent date

1871-10-17

ID Number

GA.89797.120043

patent number

120043

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.120043

Object Name

apparatus, cleaning inking rollers

Roller Apparatus

brayer

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Roller Apparatus; Printing

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

string (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 28.5 cm x 20 cm x 12 cm; 11 1/4 in x 7 7/8 in x 4 3/4 in

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Work

Communications

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9720-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998668