Prouty Power Press, circa 1880
Add to SetSummary
Enoch Prouty was a Baptist minister who wanted to print a temperance newspaper. He could not afford a press--so he invented one. The long arms and rods on this "grasshopper" press move when operated. In 1892 and 1893, it received merit awards at Chicago's Columbian Exposition. This particular press printed an agricultural journal in Ohio in the 1920s.
Enoch Prouty was a Baptist minister who wanted to print a temperance newspaper. He could not afford a press--so he invented one. The long arms and rods on this "grasshopper" press move when operated. In 1892 and 1893, it received merit awards at Chicago's Columbian Exposition. This particular press printed an agricultural journal in Ohio in the 1920s.
Artifact
Printing press
Date Made
circa 1880
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Wisconsin, Madison
Creator Notes
Made by W.G. Walker & Company and Ball Brothers in Madison, Wisconsin. Patented by Enoch Prouty.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.999.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cast iron
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 5 ft
Width: 6.667 ft
Depth: 8.583 ft
Inscriptions
iron support bracket on either side: WALKER & CO. MFGS / PROUTY POWER PRESS NO. 1 / BUILT BY BALL BROS. MADISON WIS.
Share Anywhere
Use this Artifact Card to share this great find with others. From historic images to vivid descriptions, a record of rich detail is bundled inside a single card.
