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Patent Model for Paper Bag Machine

Maker:
Knight, Margaret E.  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 6 3/8 in x 6 3/4 in x 12 3/16 in; 16.2052 cm x 17.145 cm x 30.9372 cm
Object Name:
patent model
Object Type:
Patent Model
papermaking
Date made:
ca 1879
Patent date:
1879-10-28
Related Publication:
Harris, Elizabeth M.. Patent Models in the Graphic Arts Collection
National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures
Credit Line:
Pravel, Gambrell, Hewitt, Kirk, Kimball, and Dodge
ID Number:
1980.0004.01
Accession number:
1980.0004
Catalog number:
1980.0004.01
GA*89797.220925
Patent number:
220925
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National Treasures exhibit
Patent Models
Artifact Walls exhibit
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-df53-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_214303
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"Franklin" common press

Referenced:
Franklin, Benjamin  Search this
Franklin, James  Search this
Watts, John  Search this
Murray, John M.  Search this
Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
iron (overall material)
steel (overall material)
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 78 in x 30 1/2 in x 57 in; 198.12 cm x 77.47 cm x 144.78 cm
Object Name:
press, printing
Other Terms:
press, printing; Printing; Relief; Flatbed Platen
Place made:
United Kingdom: England
Date made:
ca 1720
Related Publication:
Harris, Elizabeth M.. Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection
ID Number:
GA.14237
Accession number:
1901.38701
Catalog number:
GA*14237
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Communications
Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
Exhibition:
American Democracy
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-ac38-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_882271
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Agency history, 1995-2010

Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Information Technology and Communications  Search this
Subject:
Harris, Elizabeth M  Search this
Eklund, Jon B  Search this
Clain-Stefanelli, Elvira E (Elvira Eliza)  Search this
Wright, Helena 1946-  Search this
Doty, Richard G  Search this
Finn, Bernard S. 1932-  Search this
Forman, Paul  Search this
Allison, David K. 1950-  Search this
Delaney, Michelle Anne  Search this
Perich, Shannon Thomas  Search this
Boudreau, Joan  Search this
Kidwell, Peggy Aldrich  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Information Technology and Society  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Medicine and Science  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Culture and the Arts  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1995
1995-2010
Topic:
Information technology  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Historical museums  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00259
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_223015

Cylinder printing press and embossing machine

Maker:
Lowe, Samuel W.  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 5 in x 9 7/16 in x 4 13/16 in; 12.7 cm x 23.99995 cm x 12.29995 cm
Object Name:
Patent Model
Press, printing
Place made:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
Patent Date 1856
circa 1856
Patent date:
April 29, 1856
Subject:
[NO SUBJECT]  Search this
ID Number:
GA.89797.014789
Accession number:
089797
Patent number:
014789
Catalog number:
GA*89797.014789
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-e304-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_998846

Engraving machine

Maker:
Guerrant, John C.  Search this
Field, Benton J.  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 30.5 cm x 29.5 cm x 19.5 cm; 12 in x 11 5/8 in x 7 11/16 in
Object Name:
Patent Model
Machine, engraving
Place made:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
Patent Date November 3, 1868
circa 1868
Patent date:
November 3, 1868
Subject:
[NO SUBJECT]  Search this
ID Number:
GA.89797.083708
Accession number:
89797
Patent number:
083708
Catalog number:
GA*89797.083708
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d069-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_766727

Just Published, Louis Pasteur

Graphic artist:
Cole, Timothy  Search this
Quirk & Co.  Search this
Publisher:
Arthur H. Harlow & Company  Search this
Original artist:
Edelfelt, A.  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 15.8 cm x 8.8 cm; 6 1/4 in x 3 7/16 in
Object Name:
Sheet
Object Type:
Photomechanical Relief Processes
Place made:
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Date made:
circa 1930
ID Number:
1996.0197.227
Catalog number:
1996.0197.227
Accession number:
1996.0197
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-4785-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1186808

Columbian press

Associated Name:
Clymer, George  Search this
Maker:
Ritchie & Son  Search this
Physical Description:
iron (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 89 in x 53 in x 66 in; 226.06 cm x 134.62 cm x 167.64 cm
Object Name:
press, printing
Place Made:
United Kingdom: Scotland, Edinburgh
Date made:
ca 1860
Related Publication:
Harris, Elizabeth M.. Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection
Kainen, Jacob. George Clymer and the Columbian Press
Credit Line:
Gift of Taylor & Taylor, 1961
ID Number:
GA.21028
Accession number:
1961.237265
Catalog number:
GA*21028
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-5830-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1198581

Pochoir / [Elizabeth M. Harris]

Author:
National Museum of History and Technology  Search this
Harris, Elizabeth M  Search this
Physical description:
19 p. : mostly ill. ; 20 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
1977
[1977]
Topic:
Stencil work  Search this
Call number:
NK8651.W37N376X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_99180

Agency history, 1886-1972

Creator:
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Graphic Arts and Photography  Search this
Subject:
Wedderburn, Alexander J  Search this
Brockett, Paul 1872-1946  Search this
Harris, Elizabeth M  Search this
Kainen, Jacob  Search this
Koehler, S. R (Sylvester Rosa) 1837-1900  Search this
Morse, Peter  Search this
Ostroff, Eugene  Search this
Smith, Ralph Clifton 1898-  Search this
Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954  Search this
Olmsted, Arthur J  Search this
Beeson, Loring W  Search this
Sherwin, C. Allen  Search this
Fite, Eugene J  Search this
Griffith, Fuller  Search this
Smillie, T. W (Thomas William) 1843-1917  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Graphic Arts  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Photographic History  Search this
United States National Museum Section of Graphic Arts  Search this
United States National Museum Section of Photography  Search this
United States National Museum Division of Graphic Arts  Search this
United States National Museum Department of Arts and Industries  Search this
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of Arts and Manufactures  Search this
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Graphic Arts  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1886
1886-1972
Topic:
Photography  Search this
Graphic arts  Search this
Historical museums  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00085
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_218139

Agency history, 1972-1994

Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Graphic Arts  Search this
Subject:
Harris, Elizabeth M  Search this
Ostroff, Eugene  Search this
Wright, Helena 1946-  Search this
Marzio, Peter C  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Graphic Arts and Photography  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Photographic History  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of Applied Arts  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of Cultural History  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of Cultural History  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Photographic History  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1972
1972-1994
Topic:
Graphic arts  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Historical museums  Search this
Graphic arts--History  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00088
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_219714

Agency history, 1980-1994

Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of Social and Cultural History  Search this
Subject:
Kulik, Gary  Search this
Crouch, Tom D  Search this
Crew, Spencer R. 1949-  Search this
Golovin, Anne Castrodale  Search this
Harris, Elizabeth M  Search this
Kidwell, Claudia Brush  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) National Numismatic Collection  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) National Philatelic Collection  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Graphic Arts  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Musical History  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Musical Instruments  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of Social and National History  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Political History  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Ceramics and Glass  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Costume  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Domestic Life  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Community Life  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Textiles  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of Cultural History  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of National History  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of the History of Science and Technology  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Photographic History  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1980
1980-1994
Topic:
Social history  Search this
Historical museums  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00113
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_217766

Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology: paper 71: Sir William Congreve and His Compound-Plate Printing

Author:
Harris, Elizabeth M.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1967
Citation:
Harris, Elizabeth M. 1967. "Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology: paper 71: Sir William Congreve and His Compound-Plate Printing." Bulletin of the United States National Museum, (252) 69–88, 22 figures, 14 color plates.
Identifier:
82399
ISSN:
0362-9236
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_82399

Experimental graphic processes in England, 1800-1859 [1]

Author:
Harris, Elizabeth M.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1968
Citation:
Harris, Elizabeth M. 1968. "Experimental graphic processes in England, 1800-1859 [1]." Printing Historical Society.Journal, (4) 33–86.
Identifier:
159465
ISSN:
0079-5321
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_159465

Experimental graphic processes in England, 1800-1859 [2]

Author:
Harris, Elizabeth M.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1969
Citation:
Harris, Elizabeth M. 1969. "Experimental graphic processes in England, 1800-1859 [2]." Printing Historical Society.Journal, (5) 41–80.
Identifier:
159466
ISSN:
0079-5321
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_159466

Experimental graphic processes in England, 1800-1859 [3]

Author:
Harris, Elizabeth M.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1970
Citation:
Harris, Elizabeth M. 1970. "Experimental graphic processes in England, 1800-1859 [3]." Printing Historical Society.Journal, (6) 53–89.
Identifier:
159467
ISSN:
0079-5321
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_159467

The common press: being a record, description & delineation of the early eighteenth-century handpress in the Smithsonian Institution, with a history & documentation of the press

Author:
Harris, Elizabeth M.  Search this
Sisson, Clinton  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1978
Citation:
Harris, Elizabeth M. and Sisson, Clinton. 1978. The common press: being a record, description & delineation of the early eighteenth-century handpress in the Smithsonian Institution, with a history & documentation of the press. London;Boston: Merrion Press;David R. Godine, Stinehour Press.
Identifier:
159468
ISBN:
9780903560214
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_159468

The American Common Press: the restoration of wood press in the Smithsonian Institution

Author:
Harris, Elizabeth M.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1972
Citation:
Harris, Elizabeth M. 1972. "The American Common Press: the restoration of wood press in the Smithsonian Institution." Journal of the Printing Historical Society, 8 15–52.
Identifier:
152817
ISSN:
0079-5321
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_152817

Floral development of the divergent endemic Hawaiian genus Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae), with special emphasis on the floral nectaries

Author:
Harris, Elizabeth M.  Search this
Horn, James W.  Search this
Wagner, Warren L.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2012
Citation:
Harris, Elizabeth M., Horn, James W., and Wagner, Warren L. 2012. "Floral development of the divergent endemic Hawaiian genus Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae), with special emphasis on the floral nectaries." Taxon, 61, (3) 576–591.
Identifier:
111768
ISSN:
0040-0262
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_111768

The Fat and the Lean: American Wood Type in the 19th Century

Author:
Harris, Elizabeth M.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1983
Citation:
Harris, Elizabeth M. 1983. The Fat and the Lean: American Wood Type in the 19th Century. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
109604
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_109604

The boy and his press : an exhibition in the hall of graphic arts, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, 1992 / by Elizabeth Harris

Author:
Harris, Elizabeth M  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Physical description:
30 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
1992
C1992
Topic:
Type and type-founding--History  Search this
Printing--History  Search this
Small presses--History  Search this
Call number:
Z250.A2 H313 1992
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_438025

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