Patent Model for a Press for Printing Railroad Tickets in Two or More Colors
date: label: date made
content: ca 1863
label: patent date
content: 1863-06-02
name: label: maker
content: Baker, William H.
label: maker
content: Hill, George J.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This patent model demonstrates an invention for a printing press for printing railroad tickets which was granted patent number 38781. The press carried two or more reciprocating "heads," each with a form of type, and an inking apparatus capable of inking each form in a different color. Printing was on a roll of paper or card, which was cut into strips after printing.
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dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.89797.038781
label: patent number
content: 038781
label: accession number
content: 089797
label: catalog number
content: GA*89797.038781
objectType: label: Object Name
content: press, double platen printing
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 cm x 28.5 cm x 33 cm; 12 5/8 in x 11 1/4 in x 13 in