This patent model demonstrates an invention for a lithographic printing press which was granted patent number 145420. The patent detailed adapting a hand press to power. Power sent the stone under the scraper and returned it. The inking of the form and the placing of the paper were performed by hand.
Date Made: ca 1873Patent Date: 1873-12-09
Maker: Huber, Berthold
Location: Currently not on view
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Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: GA.89797.145420Patent Number: 145420Accession Number: 89797Catalog Number: GA*89797.145420
Object Name: patent model; press, printingObject Type: Patent ModelOther Terms: press, lithographic, Huber
Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 21.5 cm x 24 cm x 15 cm; 8 7/16 in x 9 7/16 in x 5 7/8 in
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-fb3b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_790053
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