Patent Model of a Platen Printing Press

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a platen printing press which was granted patent number 7413. The platen jobbing press was manufactured as Hawkes's Lion.

Date Made: ca 1850Patent Date: 1850-06-04

Maker: Hawkes, Charles W.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.007413Patent Number: 7413Accession Number: 89797Catalog Number: GA*89797.007413

Object Name: press, printingObject Type: Patent ModelOther Terms: press, printing; print; press, platen jobber, Hawkes

Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 28 cm x 23 cm x 30 cm; 11 in x 9 1/16 in x 11 13/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-fb3a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_790049

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