Lithographic hand press, Robert Mayer
date: label: Date made
content: early 20th century
name: label: maker
content: Mayer, Robert
label: maker
content: Robert Mayer & Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This lithographic hand press was made by Robert Mayer of New York in the early 20th century. It is missing a tympan. The press has a height of 48 inches a length of 60 inches and a width of 50 inches; its bed measures 26 inches by 36 inches.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The manufacturer's label on this press reads “Parks Press built by Robert Mayer & Co New York.” It is similar to another lithographic press numbered 23604, listed separately.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Donated by Kirby Lithographic Company, Inc., 1965.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.
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.22669.01
label: catalog number
content: 1977.0278.01
label: accession number
content: 1977.0278
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Press, Printing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 48 in x 60 in x 50 in; 121.92 cm x 152.4 cm x 127 cm