Patent model for printing or decorating the surface of celluloid
National Museum of American History

Patent model for printing or decorating the surface of celluloid

Lefferts, Marshall C. · ca 1886

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

This patent model demonstrates an invention for printing and decorating the surface of celluloid. A celluloid sheet was printed, and then heated under pressure against a polished sheet to finish the surface. The invention was granted patent number 346376. Model consists of two photogravure specimens.

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