. Modern mechanism, exhibiting the latest progress in machines, motors, and the transmission of power, being a supplementary volume to Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics . PRESSES, PRINTING. 657 curve by a machine for the purpose, and, being held in place on the cylinder by end-clips,they may be underlaid, as on the ordinary flat-bed press. The press is twice the width of the paper which is used, the whole form of plates beingcarried on one cylinder. One side of the web is printed from one end. or half, of the .:ial press. and then passes around a V-shaped transferrer, and
. Modern mechanism, exhibiting the latest progress in machines, motors, and the transmission of power, being a supplementary volume to Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics . PRESSES, PRINTING. 657 curve by a machine for the purpose, and, being held in place on the cylinder by end-clips,they may be underlaid, as on the ordinary flat-bed press. The press is twice the width of the paper which is used, the whole form of plates beingcarried on one cylinder. One side of the web is printed from one end. or half, of the .:ial press. and then passes around a V-shaped transferrer, and back again to receive the impression ofthe other half upon its reverse side. The folder delivers the sheets, cut and counted in lotsof 50, in the sizes and at the rate per hour given below: signatures; No. Pages. Size Page. 8,000 64 7x4i 8,000 64 4|x7 16,000 32 7x4i 12,000 32 6x7 8,000 32 9x7 8,000 32 7x9 4,000 32 14x9 8,000 16 14x9 16,000 16 7x9 The paper is drawn from a roll at the end of the press, presented to the printing cylindersin the manner described, and after being perfected it passes to the folding machine, where theweb is split down the center margin, thus producing 2 webs of one-half the width, which aretransformed by collecting and cutting cylinders into signatures of the desired number of pages,and delivered folded in the variety of forms and speeds indicated above. This press is per-haps destined to revolutionize the printing of books and pamphlets, as its great capacityenables it to do the woik of a doze
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