Patent Model of a Lithographic Printing Press

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a lithographic printing press which was granted patent number 87950. The flatbed cylinder press included an adjustable bed, an apparatus to lift the rollers from the stone, and a receiving cylinder with grippers to take the sheet from the impression cylinder. Marinoni, a leading French press builder, assigned these patent rights to R. Hoe & Co.

Date Made: ca 1869Patent Date: 1869-03-16

Maker: Marinoni, Auguste H.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.087950Patent Number: 087950Accession Number: 89797Catalog Number: GA*89797.087950

Object Name: patent model; press, printingObject Type: Patent ModelOther Terms: press, lithographic, Marinoni

Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 18 cm x 40.5 cm x 16.5 cm; 7 1/16 in x 15 15/16 in x 6 1/2 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-bc60-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_790054

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