Object Details
maker
Northrup, Joel G.
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a self-inking platen printing press which was granted patent number 9925. Four or more platens rotated intermittently around a single axis. The bed was rocked, clamshell fashion, against each platen in turn. Sheets of paper were fed to grippers on the uppermost platen, printed when that platen turned to the vertical, and then dropped to a pile beneath the press when the platen went to the bottom position.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1853
patent date
1853-08-09
ID Number
GA.89797.009925
patent number
009925
accession number
89797
catalog number
GA*89797.009925
Object Name
patent model; press, printing
Object Type
Patent Model
Other Terms
patent model; press, printing; press, Northrup
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 34 cm x 24.8 cm x 36 cm; 13 3/8 in x 9 3/4 in x 14 3/16 in
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Work
Communications
Industry & Manufacturing
Patent Models
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_790071