Patent Model for Ink Fountains for Printing Presses
National Museum of American History

Patent Model for Ink Fountains for Printing Presses

Campbell, Andrew · ca 1877

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

This patent model demonstrates an invention for an ink fountain for printing presses which was granted patent number 194218. The patent provided a way of controlling the flow of ink from the fountain, and avoiding the accumulation of lint on the doctor blade.

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