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Patent Model of a Platen Printing Press
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This patent model demonstrates an invention for a platen printing press which was granted patent number 256891. This patent was applied to Golding's Official press. It included several mechanisms for a platen press, notably for conveying movement to the platen, the ink disk, and the distributor, and for adjusting the platen.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent Model of a Platen Printing Press. ca 1882. Golding, William H.. National Museum of American History. CC0.