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repurposed c. 1930's original american industrial black enameled cast iron "addressograph" machine base with newly added varnished pine wood tabletop
  • repurposed c. 1930's original american industrial black enameled cast iron "addressograph" machine base with newly added varnished pine wood tabletop
  • repurposed c. 1930's original american industrial black enameled cast iron "addressograph" machine base with newly added varnished pine wood tabletop
repurposed c. 1930's original american industrial black enameled cast iron "addressograph" machine base with newly added varnished pine wood tabletop

repurposed c. 1930's original american industrial black enameled cast iron "addressograph" machine base with newly added varnished pine wood tabletop

SKU: UR-27750-18
american depression era vintage industrial "addressograph" machine factory work table or bench manufactured by theaddressograph-multigraph corp., cleveland, oh. an addressograph is an address labeler and labeling system. in 1896, the first u.s. patent for an addressing machine, the addressograph was issued to joseph smith duncan of sioux city, iowa. it was a development of the invention he had made in 1892. his earlier model consisted of a hexagonal wood block onto which he glued rubber type which had been torn from rubber stamps. while revolving, the block simultaneously inked the next name and address ready for the next impression. the "baby o" model was put into production on the july 26, 1893 in a small back room of the old caxton building in chicago, illinois. the original company which manufactured the addressograph, addressograph international, merged in 1932 with american multigraph of cleveland, ohio to form the addressograph-multigraph corporation manufacturing highly efficient addressograph and duplicating machines. the cast iron base is mobile, containing four stationary steel wheels or casters. uniform black enameled finish over iron. newly added refinished old growth pine wood tabletop. measures 35 x 22 x 30 1/2 inches.

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