Patent model for bed for lithographic press

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Object Details

maker

Koehler, Joseph

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a bed that could be adjusted for stones that were thicker at one end than the other; the invention was granted patent number 53309.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1866

patent date

1866-03-20

ID Number

GA.89797.053309

accession number

089797

patent number

053309

catalog number

GA*89797.053309

Object Name

manufacture, printing press bed

Press, Printing, Part of

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Press, Printing, Part of; Lithographic

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 4 cm x 15.3 cm x 25.2 cm; 1 9/16 in x 6 in x 9 15/16 in

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Work

Industry & Manufacturing

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8c3f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998833