Patent Model for Flatbed Cylinder Printing Presses

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Object Details

maker

Hoe, Richard March

Tucker, Stephen D.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a flatbed printing press; the invention was granted patent number 173295. The patent describes improvements to the movement of the bed, the sheet fly, and the inking table of cylinder presses.

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

1876

date made

ca 1876

patent date

1876-02-08

ID Number

GA.89797.173295

patent number

173295

catalog number

GA*89797.173295

accession number

89797

Object Name

patent model; press, printing

apparatus?

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 23.4 cm x 24.9 cm x 35.4 cm; 9 3/16 in x 9 13/16 in x 13 15/16 in

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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/ng49ca746a6-f716-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_881548