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 9
n passing the spindle of the screw througha square block which was guided in the wooden frame, and fromthis block the platen was suspended by wires or cords; the block, orbox, preventing any twist in the platen, and insuring a more equalmotion to the screw. He also placed a device upon the press… … THE EARLIEST FORM OF PRINTING PRESS THE B L A E VV PRESS same as that Benjamin Franklin worked upon as a journeynian inLondon, early in the last century. Little further im-provement was made inthe printing press beforethe year 1798, when theEarl of Stanhope causedone to be made, theframe ot which,…
Hoe Printing Press · Printing machinery and supplies
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