Patent Model for a Flatbed Cylinder Printing Press

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Object Details

patentee

Henry, John

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a flatbed cylinder printing press which was granted patent number 18744. The small hand-cranked cylinder press included a movable feed table. Paper was fed not to the cylinder but to a flat frisket. After printing, the frisket flipped up to drop the sheet on the delivery board. Inking was by hand.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1857

patent date

1857-12-01

ID Number

GA.89797.018744

accession number

089797

patent number

018744

catalog number

GA*89797.018744

Object Name

patent model

press, printing

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 23 cm x 36.3 cm x 26.3 cm; 9 1/16 in x 14 5/16 in x 10 3/8 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/ng49ca746ab-c770-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998857