Chandler and Price proof press
Chandler and Price proof press
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- Description (Brief)
- This roller proof press was made by the Chandler & Price company, of Cleveland, Ohio, in about 1900. The press has a height of 41 inches a width of 24 inches and a length of 4 inches; its cylinder diameter measures 9 inches.
- The galley proof press has the name of the manufacturer cast into the sides of the iron bed. It includes a wooden cupboard beneath it.
- Donated by Alan Dietch, 1971.
- Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Press, Printing
- Other Terms
- Press, Printing; Relief; Flatbed Cylinder
- Date made
- circa 1900
- date made
- ca 1900
- maker
- Chandler and Price
- place made
- United States: Ohio, Cleveland
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 41 in x 21 in x 4 in; 104.14 cm x 53.34 cm x 10.16 cm
- overall: 35 in x 50 in x 52 in; 88.9 cm x 127 cm x 132.08 cm
- ID Number
- GA.23270
- catalog number
- GA*23270
- accession number
- 293344
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Communications
- Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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