Transfer Press
Object Details
- Description
- Metal frame painted green. Two light sockets with bulbs and switch attached to frame. Large turning wheel attached to side of machine.
- This transfer press was purchased in 1890 by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The average time required to transfer one postage stamp plate was twenty hours. It was also capable of applying pressure up to fifteen tons.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1890
- Object number
- 0.226540.2
- User
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Manufacturer
- W. H. Chapman and Company
- Type
- Printing Equipment
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width x Depth: 78 x 45 x 108 in. (198.12 x 114.3 x 274.32 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Printing & Production Equipment
- Record ID
- npm_0.226540.2
