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Platen printing press

American History Museum

patent model, platen printing press
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Object Details

patentee

Leavitt, Thomas

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for improvements to the motion of bed and platen in a platen jobbing press. The invention was granted patent number 117088.

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

ca 1871

patent date

1871-07-18

ID Number

GA.89797.117088

patent number

117088

accession number

306487

patent number

117088

catalog number

GA.23815

Object Name

patent model: press, printing

Object Type

Patent Model

Measurements

overall: 28.3 cm x 31.3 cm x 25.2 cm; 11 1/8 in x 12 5/16 in x 9 15/16 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8d16-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998844

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Patent model for inking apparatus. A wooden circle with the inventor's name written on it. To the right of the circle is a wooden square.

Patent Models: Graphic Arts

Patent model for inking apparatus. A wooden circle with the inventor's name written on it. To the right of the circle is a wooden square.

Patent Models: Graphic Arts

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