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Patent Model for Flatbed Cylinder Web Press
From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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This patent model demonstrates an invention for a web-fed cylinder press, printing on both strokes of the bed; the web of paper was fed intermittently to match the printing motion, then rewound on a receiving cylinder at the other end of the machine. The invention was granted patent number 9993.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent Model for Flatbed Cylinder Web Press. ca 1853. Montague, Charles. National Museum of American History. CC0.
