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Patent Model of a Flatbed Cylinder Printing Press
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Patent Model of a Flatbed Cylinder Printing Press

Hawkins, John T. · ca 1879 · wood (overall material)

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This patent model demonstrates an invention for a flatbed cylinder press which was granted patent number 221459. The patent describes a means of lifting the cylinder of a press by springs, rather than by the usual counterweights, so that the full weight of the cylinder could be used for the impression.

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Credit linePatent Model of a Flatbed Cylinder Printing Press. ca 1879. Hawkins, John T.. National Museum of American History. CC0.
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