Object Details
maker
Wells, Charles
Barth, Henry
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for nippers for holding the paper on a platen jobbing press and then delivering it after printing; the invention was granted patent number 29554. Charles Wells and Henry Barth were owners of the Cincinnati Type Foundry, the company to which this patent was assigned. The patent represents improvements to the CTF Wells Jobber. Henry Barth was later famous for the Barth Type Caster.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1860
patent date
1860-08-07
ID Number
GA.22841
accession number
249602
patent number
029554
catalog number
22841
GA*22841
Object Name
press, platen printing
Object Type
Patent Model
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 19.2 cm x 29.7 cm x 20 cm; 7 9/16 in x 11 11/16 in x 7 7/8 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_998821