Patent Model of a Platen Press
Patent Model of a Platen Press
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a self-inking platen jobbing press with a vertical bed and platen which was brought together by toggle levers. An inking cylinder sat beneath the bed, and a frisket frame was lifted up between impressions to receive sheets of paper. The invention was granted patent number 3716. This invention first appeared as Gilman's job press, and then from 1846 to 1873 as the Hoe Company's Patent Machine Card Press.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- patent model; press, printing
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Other Terms
- patent model; press, printing; press, A. Gilman
- date made
- ca 1844
- patent date
- 1844-08-23
- maker
- Gilman, Alonzo
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17.7 cm x 12.5 cm x 15.7 cm; 6 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in x 6 3/16 in
- ID Number
- GA.89797.003716
- patent number
- 003716
- accession number
- 89797
- catalog number
- GA*89797.003716
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Communications
- Patent Models
- Patent Models, Graphic Arts
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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