Miniature wooden model of hypothetical press, late 19th century.
Height 12
There is no direct record of Gutenberg’s press. This simple
model is based on a popular nineteenth-century image. It has a
massive wooden screw like a paper press, but no provision for
moving the type smoothly into position, adjusting the impression,
or holding the platen steady in its descent.
Deposited by Department of the Interior, 1906
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