Patent Model of a Platen Printing Press

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Object Details

maker

Gordon, George Phineas

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a platen press in which the platen had, in addition to the usual rocking motion, a straight-line approach that took it perfectly parallel to the type bed for the impression. The invention was granted patent number 32130.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1861

patent date

1861-04-23

ID Number

GA.22837

accession number

249602

patent number

032130

catalog number

GA*22837

Object Name

press, platen printing

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 33.8 cm x 21.5 cm x 31.8 cm; 13 5/16 in x 8 7/16 in x 12 1/2 in

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Communications

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8c37-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998862