Patent Model for Platen Printing Press

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Object Details

maker

Gordon, George Phineas

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a platen printing press, which was granted patent number 40099. In this invention, one of a series on Gordon's platen presses, the platen was pivoted on long legs. The bed, rocking on its own axis, was locked into vertical position to take the impact of impression. The model is incomplete: the platen assembly is missing.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1863

patent date

1863-09-29

ID Number

GA.22836

accession number

249602

patent number

040099

catalog number

GA*22836

Object Name

press, platen printing

Feeder, Paper

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 25.3 cm x 20.2 cm x 20.5 cm; 9 31/32 in x 7 15/16 in x 8 1/16 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d5db-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998870