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Patent Model of a Flatbed Cylinder Press
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About this work
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a flatbed cylinder press which was granted patent number 120646. The patent detailed improvements to the movement of the bed in cylinder presses. The bed traveled faster when the cylinder was not in contact, allowing the cylinder to be of a smaller diameter than otherwise.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent Model of a Flatbed Cylinder Press. ca 1871. Huber, Berthold. National Museum of American History. CC0.
