Patent Model of an Intaglio Plate Printing Machine
date: label: date made
content: ca 1878
label: patent date
content: 1878-11-19
name: label: maker
content: Guy, Constant A.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This patent model demonstrates an invention for an intaglio printing press, which was granted patent number 210116. The patent describes a plate wiping mechanism that reproduced the sweeping movement of the human hand. The wiping cloth was in lengths travelling from one storage roller to another, always offering a fresh portion to the plate. Constant Guy was from Paris, France.
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dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.89797.210116
label: accession number
content: 89797
label: accession number
content: 89797
label: patent number
content: 210116
label: catalog number
content: GA*89797.210116
objectType: label: Object Name
content: patent model
label: Object Name
content: machine, plate printing
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cloth (part material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29 cm x 28.2 cm x 26.5 cm; 11 7/16 in x 11 1/8 in x 10 7/16 in