Machine, Printing

Object Name:

Machine, Printing

Object ID:

1998.027.01

Creator:

Addressograph-Multigraph CorporationManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Cleveland, OH

Date:

1922

Description:

Multigraph Machine. Machine is bolted to a cart made of black tubular steel. In addition, motor is bolted to cart, power cord is attached, and wooden paper tray is attached. Cart is 32.5" x 28.5" x 17.5". Machine is 11" x 21" x 18". Machine has a series of rollers, and a crank and counter on the side. Nameplate on one end reads, "Multigraph / TRADE MARK". Nameplate on other end reads, "MODEL 200 NO.314404F344 / ADDRESSOGRAPH-MULTIGRAPH CORPORATION / AM / CLEVELAND / OHIO / PAT.NO.1647560 / MADE IN U.S.A." Serial (or part) number attached to cart, "C14132". Drum segment attached to machine, with text to a letter dated August 5, 1966.

Material:

Metal
Wood
Composition

Dimensions:

H-43.75 L-30 D-20 inches

Provenance:

Used by Lamson Advertising Service, which was started by the donor's father, Percy G. Lamson (1885-1964), in Cambridge, MA, in 1910. The business moved to 64 Hanover Street in Manchester, NH, in 1922, when the Multigraph machine was purchased, and then to Goffstown, NH, in 1926. This machine was used to print materials for Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH) and other Manchester businesses, as well as contract work for Manchester printers. Lamson Advertising also printed magazines like Atlantic Fisherman and one for the granite industry. The donor, Gardner P. Lamson (1916-2002), was born in Cambridge, MA, and resided in Goffstown.

Credit Line:

Gift of Gardner Lamson

People:

Lamson, Gardner P. (1916-20002)

Subjects:

Business machines, Copying machines, Printing, Printing industry, Printing presses