Patent Model for Color Printing Blocks

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Object Details

patentee

Perkins, Joseph

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for color printing blocks which was granted patent number 172340. The invention included multicolor printing blocks particularly intended for oilcloths, requiring colors to be applied thickly and in an intricate pattern. The blocks were pierced by channels, which conducted the ink from reservoirs of converging tubes surmounting the blocks.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1876

patent date

1876-01-18

ID Number

GA.89797.172340

patent number

172340

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.172340

Object Name

manufacture, color printing blocks

Marking Device

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 20 cm x 18 cm x 18 cm; 7 7/8 in x 7 1/16 in x 7 1/16 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d468-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998740