Patent Model of a Platen Printing Press
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a platen press in which the platen had, in addition to the usual rocking motion, a straight-line approach that took it perfectly parallel to the type bed for the impression. The invention was granted patent number 32130.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1861
- patent date
- 1861-04-23
- maker
- Gordon, George Phineas
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 33.8 cm x 21.5 cm x 31.8 cm; 13 5/16 in x 8 7/16 in x 12 1/2 in
- ID Number
- GA*22837
- accession number
- 249602
- patent number
- 032130
- catalog number
- GA*22837
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- Culture and the Arts: Graphic Arts
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Communications
- Patent Models
- Patent Models, Graphic Arts
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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