Patent Model of a Platen Printing Press

A black-and-white photograph of a small metal printing press model on a plain background. A large spoked flywheel with a rim sits at the front, while gears, levers and inking mechanisms rise above it and a toothed gear wheel is at the right. The machine stands on a cast iron frame with decorative scrollwork.

Artist

Kritch

Date

ca 1877

Medium

metal (overall material)

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)

Size

2880 × 2521 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History