A short history of the art of printing in England (1877)
Powell, Arthur, b. 1853 · London : J. M. Powell, "Printers' Register" office · leaf 55
are superseding thehand press to a great extent. There are abouthalf a dozen in the field, the two chief competitorsof the Minerva being the Liberty and theUniversal, both American machines. Two inventions, both intimately connected with printing machinery, remain to be noticed the composition… … THE UINEBTA PBBSB. THE COMPOSITION ROLLER : THE STEREOTYPE. 47 Earl Stanhope tried hard to obtain a suitable inking roller, employing allkinds of skins, silk, and other material, but without success, the unavoidableseam rendering the roller practically useless. It was Mr. Bryan Donkin, oneof the…
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