Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Maker:
Powlett, James A.  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
metal (part material)
leather (part material)
Measurements:
overall: 6 cm x 17.8 cm x 25.3 cm; 2 3/8 in x 7 in x 9 15/16 in
Object Name:
press, copy
Object Type:
Patent Model
Date made:
ca 1877
Patent date:
1877-07-24
Description (Brief):
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a copying press which was granted patent number 193346. The patent describes a letter-copying press in which the pressure was produced by inflating an air bag.
Location:
Currently not on view
ID Number:
GA.89797.193346
Patent number:
193346
Accession number:
089797
Catalog number:
GA*89797.193346
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Patent Models, Graphic Arts
Work
Communications
Industry & Manufacturing
Patent Models
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-973a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_998688