Patent Model of an Apparatus for Printing on Bottles, Boxes, or Cans

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Miles, Isaac L.
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for printing directly on glass or metal with elastic type instead of using the common practice of stenciling on the surface or using a paper label. The invention was granted patent number 56593. The rubber printing block of the patent model has hardened and perished. In 1860 Isaac Miles had bought shares in the rights of two other printing patents: Samuel Lowe's cone press (Patent 15429, 1856) and Charles Hawkes's platen press (Patent 7855, 1850).
Location
Currently not on view
ca 1866
patent date
1866-07-24
ID Number
GA.89797.056593
patent number
056593
accession number
089797
catalog number
GA*89797.056593
Object Name
apparatus, printing
Object Type
Patent Model
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 17.5 cm x 25.7 cm x 31.7 cm; 6 7/8 in x 10 1/8 in x 12 1/2 in
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National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_998696
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-5fc9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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