Patent Model of a Press for Card and Ticket Printing

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a card and ticket press which was granted patent number 48493. The patent details a self-inking press in which a series of flattened surfaces on a large rotating drum provided multiple platens. The type was suspended face down and lowered against the drum. Paper could be fed from a roll, or placed on the flat surfaces, a card at a time, as each platen approached the type. There was also a numbering device.

Date Made: 1865Date Made: ca 1865Patent Date: 1865-06-27

Maker: Sangster, James

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.048493Accession Number: 89797Patent Number: 048493Catalog Number: GA*89797.048493

Object Name: patent modelpress, printingblock holder, stereotypeticket printingObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 26.1 cm x 13.8 cm x 15.2 cm; 10 1/4 in x 5 7/16 in x 6 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-1d52-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1177575

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