Patent Model of a Card Printing Press

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Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a self-inking desk-top card press which was granted patent number 13671. This was one of a group of card presses that Winder patented between 1855 and 1857. He assigned the rights for cash.

Date Made: ca 1855Patent Date: 1855-10-09

Maker: Winder, Daniel K.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.013671Accession Number: 089797Patent Number: 013671Catalog Number: GA*89797.013671

Object Name: patent modelpress, card printingObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 38 cm x 33 cm x 13.3 cm; 14 15/16 in x 13 in x 5 1/4 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8d18-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_998851

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