An old engraving of a Bullock’s ‘Perfect’ web rotary printing press from the 1860s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. William Bullock (1813–1867) was an American inventor whose 1863 improvements to Richard March Hoe's rotary printing press helped revolutionise the printing industry due to its great speed and efficiency. Richard March Hoe had invented the rotary press in 1843, but Bullock's press was an improvement over Hoe’s design. Bullock's press allowed for continuous large rolls of paper to be automatically fed through the rollers, eliminating hand-feeding.
An old engraving of a Bullock’s ‘Perfect’ web rotary printing press from the 1860s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. William Bullock (1813–1867) was an American inventor whose 1863 improvements to Richard March Hoe's rotary printing press helped revolutionise the printing industry due to its great speed and efficiency. Richard March Hoe had invented the rotary press in 1843, but Bullock's press was an improvement over Hoe’s design. Bullock's press allowed for continuous large rolls of paper to be automatically fed through the rollers, eliminating hand-feeding. The press was self-adjusting, printed on both sides, folded the paper and cut sheets. The press could print up to 12,000 sheets an hour; later improvements raised the speed to up to 30,000 sheets an hour. A few years after his invention, Bullock was accidentally killed when his leg was caught in his own press.
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