Patent Model of a Flatbed Cylinder Printing Press for Cards and Tickets

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Object Details

maker

Watson, John

Jones, Albert

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a flatbed press which was granted patent number 146792. The patent details a press for printing and numbering tickets. A double strip of card stock was fed through the press. At the first pass, text was printed on one half of the sheet and the numbers on the other. The sheet was turned end-to-end and put through a second time to complete the tickets.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1874

patent date

1874-01-27

ID Number

GA.89797.146792

patent number

146792

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.146792

Object Name

press, flatbed cylinder printing

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 28 cm x 31 cm x 35 cm; 11 in x 12 3/16 in x 13 3/4 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8708-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998976