Patent Model of a Flatbed Cylinder Printing Press for Cards and Tickets
Patent Model of a Flatbed Cylinder Printing Press for Cards and Tickets
- Description (Brief)
- This patent model demonstrates an invention for a flatbed press which was granted patent number 146792. The patent details a press for printing and numbering tickets. A double strip of card stock was fed through the press. At the first pass, text was printed on one half of the sheet and the numbers on the other. The sheet was turned end-to-end and put through a second time to complete the tickets.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- press, flatbed cylinder printing
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- date made
- ca 1874
- patent date
- 1874-01-27
- maker
- Watson, John
- Jones, Albert
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 28 cm x 31 cm x 35 cm; 11 in x 12 3/16 in x 13 3/4 in
- ID Number
- GA.89797.146792
- patent number
- 146792
- accession number
- 089797
- catalog number
- GA*89797.146792
- 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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