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Patent Model of an Intaglio Plate Printing Machine
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This patent model demonstrates an invention for an intaglio printing press, which was granted patent number 210116. The patent describes a plate wiping mechanism that reproduced the sweeping movement of the human hand. The wiping cloth was in lengths travelling from one storage roller to another, always offering a fresh portion to the plate. Constant Guy was from Paris, France.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent Model of an Intaglio Plate Printing Machine. ca 1878. Guy, Constant A.. National Museum of American History. CC0.
