Patent Model for a Rotary Perfecting Printing Press

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Object Details

maker

Hoe, Richard March

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a rotary perfecting printing press which was granted patent number 162651. The press used a web of set-off paper that replaced the usual sheets. The web was used on one side and then the other, repeatedly, allowing the ink time to dry on each side before it was presented again.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1875

patent date

1875-04-27

ID Number

GA.89797.162651

catalog number

GA*89797.162651

patent number

162651

Object Name

patent model; press, printing

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 23.5 cm x 20.2 cm x 29.7 cm; 9 1/4 in x 7 15/16 in x 11 11/16 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-b494-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1096363