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Patent model for printing surfaces, assigned patent number 160177.

Object Details

Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a method of producing a lithographic printing surface by coating a metal plate or cylinder with tin, by electrolytic or chemical means. The invention was granted patent number 160177. (Friedlander and Moeller were from Leipzig, Saxony.)
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Friedlaender, Julius
Moeller, Peter Korfitz
date made
ca 1875
patent date
1875-02-23
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2 cm x 25.5 cm x 33 cm; 13/16 in x 10 1/16 in x 13 in
Object Name
manufacture, printing surfaces
printing surfaces, lithographic
plate holder, stereotype
plate, stereotype
Object Type
Patent Model
patent model
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