This patent model demonstrates an invention for a chromatic web press for printing a narrow strip of paper, such as a strip of tickets, with several colors successively. The invention was granted patent number 225501. The long type form, suspended above the platen, was inked from a divided fountain. The paper moved intermittently down the length of the form and received each color in turn.
Date Made: ca 1880Patent Date: 1880-03-16
Maker: Wright, George M.
Location: Currently not on view
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Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: GA.89797.225501Accession Number: 089797Patent Number: 225501Catalog Number: GA*89797.225501
Object Name: press, chromatic printingObject Type: Patent Model
Physical Description: wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 22.5 cm x 30.5 cm x 25.6 cm; 8 7/8 in x 12 in x 10 1/16 in
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8b72-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_998852
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