Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This self-inking, bench-top, lever press was is known as a Young America, Circular Press. It was manufactured after 1870 until about 1895 by Joseph Watson, of the Young American Company, in New York. The press has a height of ?
- Like other Young Americans described here separately this press style came in different sizes, each size denoted by a different name. The 4 inch by 6 inch platen press was called the Circular.
- Donated by Stan Harris, 2001.
- Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Personal Impressions, The Small Printing Press in Nineteenth-Century America, 2004.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Watson, Joseph
- Date made
- c. 1880
- date made
- ca 1880
- after 1870
- Credit Line
- Gift of Stan Harris
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 14 in x 14 in; 35.56 cm x 35.56 cm x 35.56 cm
- Object Name
- press, printing
