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Typographia, or, The printer's instructor : a brief sketch of the origin, rise, and progress of the typographic art : with practical directions for conducting every department in an office, hints to authors, publishers, &c. (1861)

Adams, Thomas F · Philadelphia : L. Johnson & Co. · leaf 275

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CHAPTER X. IMPROVED PRESSES. Among the various improvements which have taken place in many branches of our Art, we conceive that none have tended more to the advancement of beauty in execution, and the com¬ fort and convenience of the workman, than the improved presses of the present day. THE… … The press thus called was invented by Mr. George Clymer, of Philadelphia, about forty years since, and made the subject of a patent; shortly after its invention, Mr. Clymer proceeded to Europe, where he introduced them to the notice of the pro¬ fession in 1818, greatly improved in their…

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