"Bristol Counter" printing press counter
Date: after 1928
Inventory Number: 2014-1-0084
Classification: Counter
Maker: Veeder-Root Inc. (founded 1928)
Dimensions:
9.5 × 27.5 × 4.2 cm (3 3/4 × 10 13/16 × 1 5/8 in.)
Material:
Description:
single five-digit printing press counter
In Collection(s)
Signedon front of counter: (on left side) TRADE MARK / (in middle) THE BRISTOL COUNTER / PAT. 1891. / THE ROOT CO. BRISTOL. CONN. U.S.A. / (on right side) REG. US. / PAT. OFF.
FunctionThe printing press counter was designed to tally the number sheets coming off of a printing press.
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.