Object Details
maker
Gilman, Alonzo
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a self-inking platen jobbing press with a vertical bed and platen which was brought together by toggle levers. An inking cylinder sat beneath the bed, and a frisket frame was lifted up between impressions to receive sheets of paper. The invention was granted patent number 3716. This invention first appeared as Gilman's job press, and then from 1846 to 1873 as the Hoe Company's Patent Machine Card Press.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1844
patent date
1844-08-23
ID Number
GA.89797.003716
patent number
003716
accession number
89797
catalog number
GA*89797.003716
Object Name
patent model; press, printing
Object Type
Patent Model
Other Terms
patent model; press, printing; press, A. Gilman
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 17.7 cm x 12.5 cm x 15.7 cm; 6 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in x 6 3/16 in
See more items in
Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Patent Models, Graphic Arts
Work
Communications
Industry & Manufacturing
Patent Models
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_790072