Washington press, A. B. Taylor
date: label: Date made
content: circa 1860
label: date made
content: ca 1860
name: label: maker
content: Taylor, Alva Burr
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This press was made by A. B. Taylor of New York in about 1860. The tympan and frisket were made in the Museum. The press has a height of 77 inches a width, at cheeks, of 38 inches and a length of 88 inches; its platen measures 25 inches by 39 inches.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Alva Burr Taylor, a blacksmith by trade, worked with the R. Hoe & Company of New York from 1822 until 1842 when he formed his own company. Taylor produced cylinder presses, Washington presses,
label: Description (Brief)
content: and a few jobbing presses, as well as steam engines.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The oval ornament on this press, an eagle with drums and banners, is found in combination with other ornaments on presses made by various manufacturers, such as the Cinncinati Type Foundry (CTF) Washington press (see 1978.2124.01).
label: Description (Brief)
content: Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hennage, 1969.
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: New York, New York City
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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.23008
label: catalog number
content: GA*23008
label: accession number
content: 285336
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Press, Printing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 77 in x 38 in x 88 in; 195.58 cm x 96.52 cm x 223.52 cm