Object Details
- Kelton Machine Company
- Description (Brief)
- This D-cylinder copperplate press includes an attached inking table and hanging counterweight for the bed return. It dates from the late 19th century. Its bed (working part) measures 14 inches by 20.5 inches; its cylinder diameter is 6 inches.
- The press is said to have come from Louis Prang’s workshop.
- Donated by Mr. and Mrs. C. Charles Smith, 1984.
- Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- circa 1900
- ca 1900
- late 19th century
- ID Number
- 1984.0698.01
- accession number
- 1984.0698
- catalog number
- 1984.0698.01
- Object Name
- Press, Printing
- Other Terms
- Press, Printing; Copper Plate; Flatbed Cylinder
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- plate: 14 in x 20 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 52.07 cm
- overall: 71 in x 44 in x 60 in; 180.34 cm x 111.76 cm x 152.4 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, Brooklyn
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Communications
- Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_826187
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-69d0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
