Patent Model for a Rotary Perfecting Printing Press
Object Details
- Hoe, Richard March
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a rotary perfecting printing press which was granted patent number 162651. The press used a web of set-off paper that replaced the usual sheets. The web was used on one side and then the other, repeatedly, allowing the ink time to dry on each side before it was presented again.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1875
- patent date
- 1875-04-27
- ID Number
- GA.89797.162651
- catalog number
- GA*89797.162651
- patent number
- 162651
- Object Name
- patent model; press, printing
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23.5 cm x 20.2 cm x 29.7 cm; 9 1/4 in x 7 15/16 in x 11 11/16 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_1096363
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b494-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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