General Information

Serial #

387

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

IRON CASTINGS/ STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

93.0 cm

Width

73.5 cm

Height

127.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Image transfer

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Curtis Mitchell

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Boston

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

LETTER PRESSING PRINTING OF SMALL JOB WORK

Technical

NOTED FOR ITS HIGH DEGREE OF ORNAMENTATION, THIS 'CLAM SHELL' TYPE OF PRESS HAD A SEPARATE IRON STAND FOR EASIER DISASSEMBLY AND MOVING. ITS MECHANICS WERE SIMILAR TO THE GALLEY PRESS (1869) ON WHICH THE CONNECTION ARM IS SLOTTED AND THE PLATEN SLIDES FORWARD TO THE BED TO OBTAIN AN EVEN IMPRESSION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAND HAS CAST MEDALLIONS OF 'COLUMBIA' ON SIDES AND 'CURTIS & MITCHELL' ON FRONT AND BACK

Missing

NO THROW-OFF, ALTHOUGH ONE WAS ADVERTISED FOR THE PRESS, THERE MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN ONE FOR THIS MACHINE From CA of 03/21/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined - Treadle & feed board detached.

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL/ YOKE BROKENAND REPAIRED WITH HEAVY WELDING/ ONE LEG OF IRON STAND BROKEN AND REINFORCED FROM INSIDE/ OPERABLE BUT EARLIER REPAIRS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR EXTENDED USE

Decoration

DECORATIVE CASTINGS PAINTED IN GOLD/ FRAME WORK AND MEDALLIONS EDGED IN RED/ THERE MAY HAVE BEEN DECORATIVE SCROLL WORK ON THE SURFACE OF THE TABLE, AS WITH OTHER MACHINES, BUT IS NOT VISIBLE ON THIS MACHINE.