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- Diamond Card Press, circa 1872 - This press was invented in 1851 by Stephen P. Ruggles of Boston. Part of a new breed of jobbing presses, the bed and platen were nearly vertical, allowing for the efficient printing of small cards measuring approximately 4 by 5-inches. Ruggles also created the "Engine Press"--the first treadle job press to be manufactured in the United States.
- circa 1872
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Diamond Card Press, circa 1872
This press was invented in 1851 by Stephen P. Ruggles of Boston. Part of a new breed of jobbing presses, the bed and platen were nearly vertical, allowing for the efficient printing of small cards measuring approximately 4 by 5-inches. Ruggles also created the "Engine Press"--the first treadle job press to be manufactured in the United States.