National Museum of American History
Invention for Improvement in Rotary Printing Presses
Hoe, Richard March · ca 1847
This patent model demonstrates an invention for an improvement on Hoe's rotary printing press; the invention was granted patent number 5199. The patent includes improvements to the inking apparatus, the use of a portion of the type cylinder for ink distribution, and locking type to the cylinder with tapering rules.
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