A short history of the printing press and of the improvements in printing machinery from the time of Gutenberg up to the present day (1902)
Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909 · New York : R. Hoe · leaf 10
e very heavy and extremely cumber-some. They were the first iron printing presses ever constructed, andcame into use to some extent. The printers, seizing upon this newidea of a combination ot levers to increase the power, were inducedto place them upon their wooden presses, the improvement… … THE BLAEW PRESS STANHOPE PRESS The next practical improvement was made by George Clymerof Philadelphia, who, about 1816, devised an iron machine, entirelydispensing with a screw. A long, heavy cast-iron lever was placedover the platen, one end attached to one of the uprights of the cast-iron frame,…
Hoe Printing Press · Printing machinery and supplies
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