Illustrated catalogue and price list of John Thomson Press Company's platen presses : for letterpress and color printing, embossing, bookcover stamping and paper-box cutting and scoring (1896)
John Thomson Press Company · New York City : J. Thomson Press Co. · leaf 17
l. The crank-pin "eyes" are bushed with hard bronze composition. Over 3500 of such rods have been made by us without a know^n failure. The chase hook is elevated by the treadle at the right-hand side of frame. Its "lift" is limited by a stop pin, so that it cannot come in contact with the cylinder.… … that the chase is locked with equal security, whether it be empty and true or filled and sprung out of shape by overstraining the lockup. Nor is there in this device any possibility of its grip ever being loosened by wear of its parts or vibration of the press. In making ready, when necessary to…
John Thomson Press Company · Platen presses
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