Patent Model of a Rotary Printing Press for Printing or Branding Wooden Box Covers

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Object Details

maker

Hainque, Martial

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a rotary printing press which was granted patent number 194902. This press had a feed table to steer boards between the impression cylinder and the hollow plate cylinder, the inking apparatus was overhead. For branding, a heating unit was fitted inside the plate cylinder.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1877

patent date

1877-09-04

ID Number

GA.89797.194902

accession number

89797

patent number

194902

catalog number

GA*89797.194902

Object Name

patent model, press, rotary printing

patent model, press, printing rotary

patent model: press, printing rotary

Plate, Aluminum

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Plate, Aluminum; Lithographic

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 23.9 cm x 16.8 cm x 15.6 cm; 9 7/16 in x 6 5/8 in x 6 1/8 in

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Communications

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-0ab4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1177571