Patent Model of a Platen Printing Press

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Object Details

maker

Potter, Jr., Charles

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a platen printing press which was granted patent number 17449. The patent details improvements to the feed and delivery systems of a press patented by Merwin Davis in 1855. Charles Potter was at this time in business building Merwin Davis's Oscillating Press and a jobber for George Babcock. After 1864 he turned to his own large cylinder presses, for which he is better known.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1857

patent date

1857-06-02

ID Number

GA.89797.017449

accession number

089797

patent number

017449

catalog number

GA*89797.017449

Object Name

patent model

press, printing

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 23.3 cm x 17.4 cm x 26.3 cm; 9 3/16 in x 6 7/8 in x 10 3/8 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-d45f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998884