Object Details
- unknown
- Description (Brief)
- Miniature wooden model of hypothetical press, late 19th century.
- Height 12
- There is no direct record of Gutenberg’s press. This simple
- model is based on a popular nineteenth-century image. It has a
- massive wooden screw like a paper press, but no provision for
- moving the type smoothly into position, adjusting the impression,
- or holding the platen steady in its descent.
- Deposited by Department of the Interior, 1906
- Location
- Currently not on view
- late 19th century
- ID Number
- GA.11015
- catalog number
- 11015
- accession number
- 46812
- Object Name
- Model; Press, printing
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 7 in x 10 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 17.78 cm x 26.67 cm
- overall: 12 in x 10 1/4 in x 6 5/8 in; 30.48 cm x 26.035 cm x 16.8275 cm
- place made
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Communications
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1197584
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-6a71-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
