Patent Model for a Press for Printing Railroad Tickets in Two or More Colors
National Museum of American History

Patent Model for a Press for Printing Railroad Tickets in Two or More Colors

Baker, William H. · ca 1863

metal (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a printing press for printing railroad tickets which was granted patent number 38781. The press carried two or more reciprocating "heads," each with a form of type, and an inking apparatus capable of inking each form in a different color. Printing was on a roll of paper or card, which was cut into strips after printing.

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