Caxton press
date: label: Date made
content: circa 1876
label: date made
content: ca 1876
name: label: maker
content: Curtis & Mitchell
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This two-roller, self-inking lever press was made by Curtis & Mitchell of Boston in about 1876. It was painted green. Its markings include casting marks of “Caxton Press” behind the platen, and “C. & M.” on the body. It is also stamped “109” on platen edge. The press has a length of 23 inches a height of 14.5 inches and a width of 9.5 inches; the chase measures 4 inches by 6 inches.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Edward Curtis and Edward Mitchell were Boston printers, onetime typefounders, and suppliers of printers’ goods. From 1875 they introduced a range of presses, mostly aimed at the amateur market, and continued their production through the 1880s.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Donated by William H. Colver, Jr., 1992.
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: 1992.0531.01
label: catalog number
content: 1992.0531.01
label: accession number
content: 1992.0531
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Press, Printing
label: Other Terms
content: Press, Printing; Letterpress; Platen Press (Table Top)
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, cast iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 14 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 23 in; 36.83 cm x 24.13 cm x 58.42 cm