TOC

Table of Contents 

The Industrial Revolution and the Printing Press

The Hand Press from Johann Gutenberg to John Dunlap

Adam Ramage, Hand Press Builder

The Ouram Common Press

George Clymer’s Magnificent Columbian

John I. Wells and the Invention of the Hand Press Toggle

The Stansbury Torsion Toggle Hand Printing Press

Samuel Rust and the Washington Hand Press

Color Photos Section

R. Hoe & Co. — Manufacturer of Iron Hand Presses

The Hand Presses of Isaac and Seth Adams

The Hand Presses of Otis Tufts

Hand Presses Made by the Cincinnati Type Foundry

The Hand Presses of Charles and James Foster

The St. Louis Type Foundry Washington Hand Press

The Shniedewend Hand Press

Type Foundries and Machinery Manufacturers and Their Hand Presses

Miscellaneous American-made Hand Presses

European Hand Presses Found in North America

Old Presses, New Work

Appendix: A Chronology of American Makers of Hand Presses

A Brief Hand Press Bibliography