Golding Official No. 6 jobber
date: label: Date made
content: circa 1880
label: date made
content: ca 1880
name: label: maker
content: Golding, William H.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This self-inking platen jobbing press was made by William Golding of Boston in about 1880. Its chase measures 10 inches by 15 inches.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The press was the largest of Golding’s Officials, a series that ranged up from a tabletop press with platen of 2 inches by 3 inches. A heavy press in build, the press is particularly light and smooth in operation.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Purchased in 1985.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
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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: 1985.0559.01
label: accession number
content: 1985.0559
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0559.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Press, Printing
label: Other Terms
content: Press, Printing; Platen Jobber
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 15 in; 25.4 cm x 38.1 cm