Printing & Information Machines
Columbian press
George Clymer's Columbian press uses an arrangement of levers and counterweights to apply printing pressure. Its distinctive eagle counterweight made this iron hand press visually recognizable as well as mechanically effective.
About this artifact
George Clymer's Columbian press uses an arrangement of levers and counterweights to apply printing pressure. Its distinctive eagle counterweight made this iron hand press visually recognizable as well as mechanically effective.
Sources & image credits
Historical photograph, illustration or documented physical example; the source caption identifies the depicted object.
Image: Printing_press,_D&J_Greig,_Edinburgh,_c_1860_CE._National_Museum_Scotland,_Edinburgh,_Scotland,_UK.jpg
Creator: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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