Patent Model of a Platen Printing Press
Patent Model of a Platen Printing Press
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for nippers for holding the paper on a platen jobbing press and then delivering it after printing; the invention was granted patent number 29554. Charles Wells and Henry Barth were owners of the Cincinnati Type Foundry, the company to which this patent was assigned. The patent represents improvements to the CTF Wells Jobber. Henry Barth was later famous for the Barth Type Caster.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- press, platen printing
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- date made
- ca 1860
- patent date
- 1860-08-07
- maker
- Wells, Charles
- Barth, Henry
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19.2 cm x 29.7 cm x 20 cm; 7 9/16 in x 11 11/16 in x 7 7/8 in
- ID Number
- GA.22841
- accession number
- 249602
- patent number
- 029554
- catalog number
- 22841
- GA*22841
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Patent Models, Graphic Arts
- Work
- Communications
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Patent Models
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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