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"Franklin" common press
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The "Franklin" English common press dates from about 1720. It includes English box hose and guide boards, but is missing its gallows, tympan, frisket, and bar catch. The press has a height of 78 inches, a width, at cheeks, of 30.5 inches, and a length of 57 inches. The platen measures 12 inches by 18.5 inches.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit line"Franklin" common press. ca 1720. Franklin, Benjamin. National Museum of American History. CC0.