Printing : a practical treatise on the art of typography as applied more particularly to the printing of books (1904)
Jacobi, Charles Thomas · London : G. Bell & Sons · leaf 315
r the forme 283 284 PRINTING as the sheet went in and out for its impression, the freshsupply of ink being obtained from the table at the otherend of the machine. The crank action was applied in theworking of this machine, and the carriage holding theforme could be easily withdrawn, if necessary,… … Fig. 156. the Scandinavian platen machine. the latter being the more speedy. The illustration we giveis that of the crank movement. The double platen had twoends, similar in all respects; these ends were available fordistributing and inking purposes, as the formes travelledbackwards and forwards.…
