Object Details
maker
Jones, John M.
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a platen printing press which was granted patent number 215459. This patent describes the means of giving the proper dwell to the platen at each end of its stroke. Patentee John Jones developed many successful platen jobbers including the Star, Washington, Jones-Gordon, Clipper, and Jewel, as well as the patents to cover them. Jones had patented a "domestic printing machine," or typewriter (Pat. 14919, 1856), and his hand stamp, before he became involved with platen jobbers.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1879
patent date
1879-05-20
ID Number
GA.89797.215459
patent number
215459
catalog number
GA*89797.215459
Object Name
patent model; press, printing
Object Type
Patent Model
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 20.5 cm x 12.7 cm x 21 cm; 8 1/16 in x 5 in x 8 1/4 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_1096365