Object Details
maker
Bullock, William
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for the first of a generation of fast web perfecting presses which was granted patent number 38200. On this press, unlike its successors, the paper was cut into sheets before being printed. According to Stephen D. Tucker’s History of R. Hoe & Company, the web cutting knife had been used years before on a Hoe press, but the concept had not been patented.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1863
patent date
1863-04-14
ID Number
GA.11027
catalog number
GA*11027
accession number
49064
patent number
038200
catalog number
GA*49064.038200
Object Name
patent model; press, printing
Object Type
Patent Model
Other Terms
patent model; press, printing; press, web perfecting, Bullock
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9 1/2 in x 10 in x 20 in; 24.13 cm x 25.4 cm x 50.8 cm
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Work
Communications
Industry & Manufacturing
Patent Models
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_790063