Obviously a pressman had to have very good leg muscles to operate those tread presses! I wonder why the Ruggles design that allowed the printed card to drop down without being removed (at the risk of smashed fingers) was not adopted by the later platen presses.
Obviously a pressman had to have very good leg muscles to operate those tread presses! I wonder why the Ruggles design that allowed the printed card to drop down without being removed (at the risk of smashed fingers) was not adopted by the later platen presses.
Fantastic videos, thanks so much for making and uploading these!
Glad you like them!
No wonder the nuns where getting rid of that press. To hell with the devil!