Object Details
maker
Sangster, James
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a card and ticket press which was granted patent number 48493. The patent details a self-inking press in which a series of flattened surfaces on a large rotating drum provided multiple platens. The type was suspended face down and lowered against the drum. Paper could be fed from a roll, or placed on the flat surfaces, a card at a time, as each platen approached the type. There was also a numbering device.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1865
date made
ca 1865
patent date
1865-06-27
ID Number
GA.89797.048493
accession number
89797
patent number
048493
catalog number
GA*89797.048493
Object Name
patent model
press, printing
block holder, stereotype
ticket printing
Object Type
Patent Model
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 26.1 cm x 13.8 cm x 15.2 cm; 10 1/4 in x 5 7/16 in x 6 in
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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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Work
Communications
Industry & Manufacturing
Patent Models
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1177575