Patent Model for an Inking Apparatus for Color Printing

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for an inking apparatus for color printing; the invention was granted patent number 79910. The press combines two forms on the bed of a press, one to be printed in a single color, and the other in bands of several colors. Double sheets were printed, rotated, and printed again.

Date Made: ca 1868Patent Date: 1868-07-14

Maker: Hunt, Joshua

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.079910Accession Number: 089797Patent Number: 079910Catalog Number: GA*89797.079910

Object Name: Inking ApparatusObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12.3 cm x 15.2 cm x 26 cm; 4 13/16 in x 6 in x 10 1/4 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-834a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_998897

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