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Patent Model of a Flatbed Cylinder Printing Press
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This patent model demonstrates an invention for a flatbed cylinder press which was granted patent number 128731. The eccentric gears gave a variable motion to the cylinder, synchronizing it with the reciprocating bed.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent Model of a Flatbed Cylinder Printing Press. ca 1872. Johnson, William. National Museum of American History. CC0.