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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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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Work
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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"Franklin" common press, replica

Maker:
Sisson, Clinton  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
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1984
ID Number:
1985.0717.01
Accession number:
1985.0717
Catalog number:
1985.0717.01
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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Communications
Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8370-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_741133

"Franklin" common press, scale model

Maker:
Heitzenrater, Richard P.  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
container: 35 cm x 41.6 cm x 29 cm; 13 25/32 in x 16 3/8 in x 11 13/32 in
overall: 49 cm x 36.5 cm x 21.8 cm; 19 9/32 in x 14 3/8 in x 8 19/32 in
Object Name:
press, printing
model
Object Type:
Letterpress
Place made:
United States: Texas, Dallas
Date made:
1985 - 1986
ca 1985
ID Number:
2013.0320.01
Accession number:
2013.0320
Catalog number:
2013.0320.01
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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Communications
Printing Presses in the Graphic Arts Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-1d5a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1462429
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"Franklin's Key to Electricity" dress silk, Mallinson's Early American series

Maker:
H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
plain weave; cylinder-printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 36 in x 39 in; 91.44 cm x 99.06 cm
Object Name:
Fabric, Printed
fabric length
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1929
Depicted:
Franklin, Benjamin  Search this
Related event:
Seige of the Alamo  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
ID Number:
TE.T05940
Catalog number:
T5940
T (/) 5940
Accession number:
104252
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
American Silk Industry
Migel-Mallinson Silks
Textiles
Mallinson's Early American
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-51ec-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_630599

"HIEROGLYPHICS", Egypt

Photographer:
Alexander, John White, 1856-1915  Search this
Creator:
B.S. Reynolds Co  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, color, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 15
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
HIEROGLYPHICS; 628.--THE HIEROGLYPHIC.--Mural Painting[,] in the Library of Congress, Washington.[,] John W. Alexander's series of panels[,] depicting the Evolution of the Book com-[,]prises: (1) The Cairn. (2) Oral Tradition.[,] (3) The Hieroglyphic. (4) The Picto-[,]graph, painting on skins. (5) The Manu-[,]script. (6) The Printing Press.; THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE; THE ADDRESS ONLY HERE; Post Card; Place Postage[,] Stamp Here[,] ONE CENT[,] for United States[,] and Island[,] Possessions, Cuba,[,] Canada and Mexico[,] TWO CENTS[,] elsewhere. Photographed by Alexander, John White, 1856-1915. Published by B. S. Reynolds Co., Washington.
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-4178
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Pyramids
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75b405e5b-6e6f-4233-8b11-8302d92e0989
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref5742

"Printing Press," Audiocassette

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Productions  Search this
Container:
Box 2 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-046, Smithsonian Productions, Productions
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Productions
Productions / Box 2
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa09-046-refidd1e560

"Printing Press," DVD

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Productions  Search this
Container:
Box 2 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-046, Smithsonian Productions, Productions
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Productions
Productions / Box 2
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa09-046-refidd1e571

"Printing Press," Film Transfer, 10/22/1995, Betacam SP

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Productions  Search this
Container:
Box 2 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-046, Smithsonian Productions, Productions
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Productions
Productions / Box 2
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa09-046-refidd1e537

(Literature and Printing), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Bridges, Georges 1899-1976  Search this
Architectural firm:
Miller, Martin & Lewis  Search this
Medium:
Limestone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by University of Alabama Maintenance Department Maintenance Complex, P. O. Box 870294 Tuscaloosa Alabama 35401
Located University of Alabama Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library Tuscaloosa Alabama
Date:
Dedicated May 8, 1940
Topic:
Figure group--Nude  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Literature  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Printing  Search this
Control number:
IAS AL000291
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_328686

(Relief Carving of 18th Century Printer), (sculpture)

Title:
Relief Carving of Eighteenth Century Printer, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Limestone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Little Rock Newspapers Comptroller P. O. Box 2221 Little Rock Arkansas 72203
Located Gazette Building West 3rd & Louisiana Little Rock Arkansas
Date:
Dedicated ca. 1908
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Industry--Printing  Search this
Architecture--Machine--Printing Press  Search this
Control number:
IAS AR000367
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_337940

10 Avos, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, 1920

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5.4 cm x 9.55 cm x .01 cm; 2 1/8 in x 3 3/4 in x in
Object Name:
note
Place made:
Macau
Date made:
1920
Credit Line:
Morton M. Stack
ID Number:
NU.NU59566
Catalog number:
NU59566
Accession number:
219998
Serial number:
096559
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Chinese Banknotes
Chinese Paper Money
NNC Chinese Bank Notes
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-6ac8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1927460
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11c Early American Printing Press single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 1593
Medium:
gray paper; ink (orange)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
November 13, 1975
Topic:
Humanitarian Causes  Search this
Technology & Inventions  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Object number:
1980.2493.6066
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm89e4338ff-7e2f-4c64-a1d5-34c9380244ac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1980.2493.6066

145 year old printing press - University of Iowa

Container:
Box 28 of 33
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 360, National Museum of American History (U.S.), Office of Public Affairs, Records
See more items in:
Records
Records / Box 28
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru0360-refidd1e12194

1838 Mason's Patent Model of a Speeder for Roving Cotton

Inventor:
Mason, William  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Object Name:
speeder for roving cotton patent model
Object Type:
Patent Model
Model constructed:
before 1838-05-04
Patent date:
1838-05-04
Classified:
Patent Models  Search this
Invention  Search this
Related Publication:
Janssen, Barbara Suit. Patent Models Index
ID Number:
TE.T11421.043
Accession number:
89797
Catalog number:
T11421.043
Patent number:
000724
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Patent Models, Textile Machinery
Textiles
Patent Models
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0fda-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1070114

1840 - 1860 Paulding Family's "Tyger" Quilt

Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton, linen (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 89 in x 73 in; 227 cm x 185 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Place made:
World
Date made:
1840-1860
Subject:
Quilting  Search this
ID Number:
TE.T17289
Accession number:
314087
Catalog number:
T17289
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Government, Politics, and Reform
Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Quilts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-c14b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_556539

1989.0438.2639, Print commemorating Expo '67 held in Montreal in 1967. Text from page of Gutenberg Bible. Printed on occasion of the exhibition of a Gutenberg Printing Press in the German Pavilion

Collection Collector:
Cooper-Hewitt Museum  Search this
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987  Search this
Container:
Map-folder 87
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1967
Scope and Contents:
12 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.; 31.75 x 41.91 cm
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but two oversize folders are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Larry Zim World's Fair Collection, 1841-1988, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
Larry Zim World's Fair Collection / Series 4: Oversize Materials
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d0949845-bcc8-406e-b7f1-46673eaebe07
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0519-ref1333

1c Franklin Glen Allen, VA precancel cover

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 182
Medium:
paper; ink; adhesive
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (8.89 x 16.51 cm)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place of Destination:
New York
Place of Origin:
Glen Allen, Virginia
Date:
August 3, 1886
Topic:
National Stamp Collection  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
Object number:
2004.2004.76
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8835b3d0b-c2e4-4c0e-83eb-4c34d8b54bad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2004.2004.76

1st and 2nd Districts

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
May 1865–Sept. 1868
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M1048, Item 4.2.7.1
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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 4: Letters and Telegrams Received / 4.2: Unregistered Letters and Telegrams Received / 4.2.7: District Headquarters in Virginia
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3ef820b1b-54bc-43ca-aa30-1d8597851dc8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m1048-ref117
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20 Cents, The Hainan Bank, China, 1949

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5.1 cm x 11.5 cm x .01 cm; 2 in x 4 17/32 in x in
Object Name:
note
Place made:
China
Date made:
1949
Credit Line:
Ernst Kraus
ID Number:
NU.70.97.18
Catalog number:
70.97.18
Accession number:
290270
Serial number:
0734656
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
NNC_Transcription_Center_Chinese_Banknote_14
Chinese Banknotes
Chinese Paper Money
NNC Chinese Bank Notes
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-5655-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1897807
Online Media:

29c Benjamin Franklin single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 2779
Depicts:
Benjamin Franklin, American, 1706 - 1790  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed; engraved
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
District of Columbia
United States of America
Date:
July 30, 1993
Depicts:
National Postal Museum (SI)  Search this
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Technology & Inventions  Search this
Political Figures  Search this
Organizations & Associations  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1994.2073.263.21.1
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e02c157a-0b81-4fff-8730-d039763a281d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1994.2073.263.21.1

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