Patent Model for an Improvement in Stop-Cylinder Presses

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Object Details

patentee

Barth, Henry

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for improvement in stop-cylinder presses which was granted number 139229. The patent relates to the method of stopping and starting the cylinder, feeding and delivering paper, and distributing ink. The press could have two or more printing surfaces and stops on the cylinder, giving multiple impressions for each full revolution. Henry Barth was one of the owners of the Cincinnati Type Foundry. He was later famous for the Barth Type Caster.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1873

patent date

1873-05-27

ID Number

GA.89797.139229

accession number

089797

patent number

139229

catalog number

GA*89797.139229

Object Name

patent model: press, flatbed cylinder printing

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 22.8 cm x 29.5 cm x 23 cm; 9 in x 11 5/8 in x 9 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/ng49ca746a8-8c35-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998860