Patent Model for Bed-and-Platen Printing Press

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Object Details

maker

Tufts, Otis

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a bed-and-platen power press with two friskets which carried paper under the platen alternately. The platen was drawn down by toggles against a fixed bed; it was to be powered by man, steam, horse, or water. The invention is considered an unnumbered patent.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1834

patent date

1834-08-22

ID Number

GA.11025

catalog number

GA*11025

accession number

48865

patent number

8380X

Object Name

patent model

press, printing

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

patent model; press, printing; patent model; press, printing; press, flat-bed platen, Tufts

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 9 1/4 in x 25 in; 23.495 cm x 63.5 cm

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-fb49-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_790069