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  2. Printing press - Wikipedia

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    A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink.It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in which the cloth, paper, or other medium was brushed or rubbed repeatedly to achieve the transfer of ink and accelerated the process.

  3. Original Heidelberg Platen Press - Wikipedia

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    The Original Heidelberg Platen Press was introduced in 1914 [3][2] and manufactured between 1923 and 1985. [4][5] Although the Original Heidelberg Platen Press is no longer being manufactured, it is still in wide use for commercial and enthusiast letterpress printing. [6][7] The company later also produced the Original Heidelberg Cylinder Press ...

  4. Letterpress printing - Wikipedia

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    Letterpress printing is a technique of relief printing for producing many copies by repeated direct impression of an inked, raised surface against individual sheets of paper or a continuous roll of paper. [ 1 ] A worker composes and locks movable type into the "bed" or "chase" of a press, inks it, and presses paper against it to transfer the ...

  5. Early American publishers and printers - Wikipedia

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    Early American publishers and printers. A typical printing press of the 18th century. Religious enthusiasm and the great demand for bibles and other religious works is largely what promoted the first printing efforts in the American colonies. Before and during the American Revolution colonial printers were also actively publishing newspapers ...

  6. International Printing Museum - Wikipedia

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    The International Printing Museum has one of the largest collections of antique printing presses in the United States. It offers educational programs for school groups at the museum, and also has a Ben-Franklin-type printing press on a trailer that travels to schools and public events for living history programs.

  7. History of printing - Wikipedia

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    The history of printing starts as early as 3000 BCE, when the proto-Elamite and Sumerian civilizations used cylinder seals to certify documents written in clay tablets. Other early forms include block seals, hammered coinage, pottery imprints, and cloth printing. Initially a method of printing patterns on cloth such as silk, woodblock printing ...

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