Patent model for autographic printing

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for the conversion of a sheet of paper into a printing plate by writing using a special ink. The invention was granted patent number 200759. Josiah Pumphrey was from Birmingham, England.

Date Made: ca 1878Patent Date: 1878-02-26

Maker: Pumphrey, Josiah

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.200759Accession Number: 089797Patent Number: 200759Catalog Number: GA*89797.200759

Object Name: apparatus, autographic printingApparatusObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 13 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm; 5 1/8 in x 11 13/16 in x 11 13/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8e18-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_998866

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