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A cylinder press,
from F.J.F. Wilson and Douglas Grey Modern Printing Machinery
(1888) |
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| Printing during the nineteenth century |
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1860s 1860-1 Esparto grass came into use as a substitute for rags in paper making 1861 Paper duty removed Wharfedale cylinder press, capable of operating at 8 times the speed of a hand press, or an average 1,000 impressions an hour, gradually overtook platen machines for book printing. |