Foster's Printing Press, 1852-1857
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This printing press turned the commonly accepted image of a press upside down. Instead of pressing paper down onto a bed of inked type, a lever pushed the inked type up to the paper. And while it functioned similarly to the widespread Washington press, the dramatic reversal of the Foster press caused printers to be skeptical of its practicality.
This printing press turned the commonly accepted image of a press upside down. Instead of pressing paper down onto a bed of inked type, a lever pushed the inked type up to the paper. And while it functioned similarly to the widespread Washington press, the dramatic reversal of the Foster press caused printers to be skeptical of its practicality.
Artifact
Printing press
Date Made
1852-1857
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Creator Notes
Made by James D. Foster & Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio. Patented by Charles Foster.
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America
Object ID
29.1427.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Thomas A. Starr
Material
Cast iron
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 51 in
Width: 40 in
Length: 69.5 in
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