Patent Model for Lithographic Printing Forms

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Object Details

maker

Reynolds, Ira

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a lithographic printing press which was granted patent number 144796. That patent details an apparatus for assembling multiple stones for printing together as a composite form.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1873

patent date

1873-11-18

ID Number

GA.89797.144796

patent number

144796

accession number

089797

catalog number

GA*89797.144796

Object Name

manufacture, lithographic printing forms

Form, Printing

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Form, Printing; Lithographic

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 2.8 cm x 34.2 cm x 24 cm; 1 1/8 in x 13 7/16 in x 9 7/16 in

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

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Work

Communications

Industry & Manufacturing

Patent Models

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8f91-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998755