Patent Model for an Ink-Roller Rest

Cook, James · ca 1875

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a rest for an ink roller which was granted patent number 166675. The patent covered a simple rest attached to the inking plate on a small hand press, to support the handle of a hand roller. When not in use, the support could be stored under the plate. Patentee James Cook was the inventor and manufacturer of two amateur presses, the Enterprise and the Victor.