Patent model for inking apparatus for printing presses
National Museum of American History

Patent model for inking apparatus for printing presses

Macdonald, F. · 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 inking apparatus for printing presses, which provided an improved means of operating the carriage of inking rollers. Rollers pass over the entire length of a stone distributing ink more accurately and efficiently. The invention was granted patent number 188386.

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