Patent Model of a Portable Hand Press

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Object Details

patentee

Chamberlin, Nathaniel L.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a portable hand press which was granted patent number 16718. The cylinder and handle of this portable roller press are fastened on the end of a long sliding shaft. In the 1870s, patentee Nathaniel Chamberlain, as he spelled his name then, ran a Boston business specializing in office stamps for banks and counting houses.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1857

patent date

1857-03-03

ID Number

GA.89797.016718

accession number

089797

patent number

016718

catalog number

GA*89797.016718

Object Name

patent model

press, printing

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

cloth (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 17.5 cm x 35.3 cm x 27.3 cm; 6 7/8 in x 13 7/8 in x 10 3/4 in

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Work

Communications

Industry & Manufacturing

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c974-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998848