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Patent Model for a Press for Printing Railroad Tickets in Two or More Colors
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This patent model demonstrates an invention for a printing press for printing railroad tickets which was granted patent number 38781. The press carried two or more reciprocating "heads," each with a form of type, and an inking apparatus capable of inking each form in a different color. Printing was on a roll of paper or card, which was cut into strips after printing.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent Model for a Press for Printing Railroad Tickets in Two or More Colors. ca 1863. Baker, William H.. National Museum of American History. CC0.
