An old engraving showing a Hoe and Co ‘Railway’ Printer c. 1870. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. Mainly used to print newspapers, this hand-cranked machine, has its bed move backwards and forwards via wheels running on rails below (hence the use of the word ‘railway’). R Hoe & Company was a New York City-based printing press manufacturer established by Peter Smith, Matthew Smith and their brother-in-law, English emigrant Robert Hoe (1784–1833), in 1805 as Smith, Hoe & Company.
An old engraving showing a Hoe and Co ‘Railway’ Printer c. 1870. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. Mainly used to print newspapers, this hand-cranked machine, has its bed move backwards and forwards via wheels running on rails below (hence the use of the word ‘railway’). R Hoe & Company was a New York City-based printing press manufacturer established by Peter Smith, Matthew Smith and their brother-in-law, English emigrant Robert Hoe (1784–1833), in 1805 as Smith, Hoe & Company. The company initially specialized in the manufacture of wooden hand printing presses. After Smith's death, Hoe and his sons renamed the company and worked on improving existing machinery. In 1827 Hoe bought and improved a patent on wrought iron framed presses initially owned by Samuel Rust.
Size: 3780px × 2356px
Location: New York, USA
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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