overall: 46 in x 26 in x 40 in; 116.84 cm x 66.04 cm x 101.6 cm
Object Name:
Press, Printing
Place made:
United States: New York, New York
Date made:
circa 1865
Date made:
ca 1865
ca 1863
Description (Brief):
This old-style platen jobber was made by George P. Gordon of New York in about 1865. The chase is missing; its platen measures 7.5 inches by 13.5 inches.
The intermediate-style press has a gate, but no throw-off lever.
Donated by the Wesley Krebeck family, 1973
Citation: Elizabeth Harris, "Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection," 1996.
