Object Details
maker
Oakes, W. H.
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for an intaglio system that was designed to speed the operation of copperplate wiping, using an ordinary platen lever press. After paper was pressed against the face of the engraved plate, ink was piped from a reservoir to spaces under the plate and then forced up through holes in the plate into the engraved lines. Here the ink made contact with the paper. Unused ink was then sucked back out of the lines, leaving the plate clean as the platen was lifted again for the next sheet. The invention was granted patent number 30495.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1860
patent date
1860-10-23
ID Number
GA.89797.030495
accession number
89797
patent number
030495
catalog number
GA*89797.030495
Object Name
patent model; press, printing
Plate
plate relief etching
Object Type
plate
Patent Model
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 27.5 cm x 20.3 cm x 23 cm; 10 13/16 in x 8 in x 9 1/16 in
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Work
Communications
Industry & Manufacturing
Patent Models
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_766716