Patent Model of a Printing Press for Uneven Surfaces
date: label: date made
content: ca 1867
label: patent date
content: 1867-03-05
name: label: maker
content: Leighton, Alfred
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This patent model demonstrates an invention for a printing press for uneven surfaces which was granted patent number 62646. The patent describes relief printing from a vulcanized rubber plate with fluid pressure, such as air pressure. Patentee Alfred Leighton was from London, England.
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content: Patent Models
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.89797.062646
label: patent number
content: 062646
label: accession number
content: 089797
label: catalog number
content: GA*89797.062646
objectType: label: Object Name
content: patent model; press, printing
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 25.8 cm x 25.3 cm x 28.5 cm; 10 3/16 in x 9 15/16 in x 11 1/4 in