Johnson proof press
date: label: Date made
content: 1860
label: Date made
content: circa 1860
label: date made
content: ca 1860
name: label: maker
content: Johnson Type Foundry
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This roller proof press was made in about 1860 by the Johnson Type Foundry, Philadelphia. The press has a height of 41 inches, a width of 21 inches, and a length of 38 inches; its bed width is 9.25 inches, and its cylinder diameter is 7 inches.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The slender proof press has a cupboard below the bed, and fine cast-iron filigree ends.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Donated by Alan E. Anderson, 1972
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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content: Communications
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content: Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.23657
label: accession number
content: 304470
label: catalog number
content: GA.23657
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Press, Printing
label: Other Terms
content: Machine, Press Printing; Press, Printing; Relief
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 41 in x 21 in x 38 in; 104.14 cm x 53.34 cm x 96.52 cm