Patent model for printing or decorating the surface of celluloid

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Object Details

patentee

Lefferts, Marshall C.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for printing and decorating the surface of celluloid. A celluloid sheet was printed, and then heated under pressure against a polished sheet to finish the surface. The invention was granted patent number 346376. Model consists of two photogravure specimens.

The patent rights were assigned to the Celluloid Manufacturing Company, New York. Marshall Clifford Lefferts (born 1848) first worked with the American Telegraph Company. In 1870 he joined with the new Celluloid Manufacturing Company, of which he became president in 1890.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1886

patent date

1886-07-27

ID Number

GA.89797.346376

accession number

089797

patent number

346376

catalog number

GA*89797.346376

Object Name

process, celluloid printing

specimen, paper

decorating surface of celluloid

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

celluloid (overall material)

Measurements

part: photograph: 20 cm x 14.9 cm x .1 cm; 7 7/8 in x 5 7/8 in x 1/16 in

part: celluloid card: 12.3 cm x 7.8 cm x .1 cm; 4 13/16 in x 3 1/16 in x 1/16 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-b378-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998933