Object Details
- Griffith, Frederick W.
- Byrne, George P.
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a platen printing press which was granted patent number 168635. The patent details an oscillating press in which the type bed was a flattened surface of the ink-distributing cylinder. Fed by hand, printed sheets were delivered automatically to a pile beneath the press.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1875
- patent date
- 1875-10-11
- ID Number
- GA.89797.168635
- catalog number
- GA*89797.168635
- patent number
- 168365
- Object Name
- patent model; press, printing
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 cm x 16 cm x 16.5 cm; 5 1/2 in x 6 5/16 in x 6 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_1096362
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-af02-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
