Press, Platen

Name/Title

Press, Platen

Description

Small hand operated printing press with paper area of 9.25 x 15.25 inches. Has fly wheel on left side and a hand lever is on the left side. A foot treddle is pumped for operating. Quote: Chandler and Price Press Cleveland, Ohio. Patented May 26. 1885. Used by Jeffersonville, IN. school system until OSHA objected on grounds that the press was unsafe.

Use

by Jeffersonville, IN school system until OSHA objected

Collection

Dudley Murphy

Acquisition

Accession

1980.005

Source or Donor

Murphy, Dudley

Made/Created

Date made

1885

Notes

Early Date: 1885 Made: 1885

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Mar 15, 2000

Create Date

March 15, 2000

Update Date

January 24, 2025