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Patent Model of a Portable Hand Press
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Patent Model of a Portable Hand Press

Chamberlin, Nathaniel L. · ca 1857 · metal (overall material)

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This patent model demonstrates an invention for a portable hand press which was granted patent number 16718. The cylinder and handle of this portable roller press are fastened on the end of a long sliding shaft. In the 1870s, patentee Nathaniel Chamberlain, as he spelled his name then, ran a Boston business specializing in office stamps for banks and counting houses.

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PatentsPrinting pressesModelsWork and Industry: Graphic Arts
Credit linePatent Model of a Portable Hand Press. ca 1857. Chamberlin, Nathaniel L.. National Museum of American History. CC0.
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