An old engraving of a ‘Victory’ printing and folding machine of It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The machine was a high-speed automatic web press, built by Duncan & Wilson of Liverpool, Merseyside, Lancashire, England, UK. It was the first that also incorporated a paper folding mechanism. The new press enabled newspapers to increase the number of pages to expand circulation. The ‘Victory’ was capable of printing 9,000 complete, folded 8-page newspapers per hour.
An old engraving of a ‘Victory’ printing and folding machine of It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The machine was a high-speed automatic web press, built by Duncan & Wilson of Liverpool, Merseyside, Lancashire, England, UK. It was the first that also incorporated a paper folding mechanism. The new press enabled newspapers to increase the number of pages to expand circulation. The ‘Victory’ was capable of printing 9,000 complete, folded 8-page newspapers per hour.
Size: 4252px × 2777px
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, Lancashire, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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