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Patent Model of a Plate Printing Press
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About this work
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a printing press which was granted patent number 203465. The patent describes a copper plate press in which the "plank" or bed carrying the plate ran vertically. The plate was heated by steam, and automatically inked and wiped.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent Model of a Plate Printing Press. ca 1878. Kenworthy, Thomas C.. National Museum of American History. CC0.
