Patent Model of a Sheet-Feed Apparatus for Cylinder Presses
National Museum of American History

Patent Model of a Sheet-Feed Apparatus for Cylinder Presses

Childs, A. B. · ca 1855

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

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a sheet-feed apparatus for cylinder presses; the invention was granted patent number 12401. Blasts of air were used to separate the top sheet of the pile and carry it to position on the press board.

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