Object Details
- Hall, H. M.
- Espey, George W.
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a hand-operated portable printing press was which granted patent number 79751. The press consisted of a box, the lid being the platen, operated by a hand lever. Built-in grippers released the paper when the lid was lifted. The model is accompanied by a card bearing the inscription "Little Giant Hand Printing Press.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1868
- patent date
- 1868-07-07
- ID Number
- GA.89797.079751
- patent number
- 079751
- accession number
- 089797
- catalog number
- GA*89797.079751
- Object Name
- press, hand printing
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 28.2 cm x 22.7 cm x 19 cm; 11 1/8 in x 8 15/16 in x 7 1/2 in
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Patent Models, Graphic Arts
- Work
- Communications
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Patent Models
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_998679
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9736-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
