Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-17
From the Lond0n Tines.
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| 10 THE PUBLIC.
have been called upon by me- fr;ende -
give some account ofthe origin and progress
o. the iovention. which has seen made use
VI Oh uuring the last week, for printing The
iimes and Evening Mail newsnaners
should not have presumed to relate the de.
.ahs oil an enterprise, which has. in II noth.
ing SO extraordinary, as to excite pubic at.
se".,on, ana which, scarcely would have been
no.'Ceu' had 1t not been connected with the
el'vt prihtinSj Out confused statement
na."e appeared in several newspapers, and
lnsihnatlons thrown out that the editor M the
Times, had not bestowed the merit of the
intention on the rightful owner. il will, per.
maps, not De thought assuming to publish the
following facts:
Ahe nrst idea relating to this invention,
occurred TO me eleven years ago, and the
- tss experiments were made soon after in
oaHoey. MY original plan was confined to-
an Improved press, in which the operatiop
OF laying the ink on the types, was performs
ca oy an apparatus Connected with the mos
.'on OF me coffin. in such manner that one
nand Could be saved. As nothing could be
sa'neo III expedition by this plan, the ides
socn suggested itself TO move this press by
InAChinery' or to reduce the several opera.
uons 20 ohe rotatory motion, to which any
h'st mover might be applied. It's execution
was not quite completed, vher found ulys
se'I enner the necessity OF seeking assist,
shCe TOT the further prosecution of IT,
Ahere Is en- the continent (Beaning Ger.
many no sort OF encouragement for an en-
'epnse OF this description. The system of
patents, as it exists IN England, being un-
Known or not adopted in the continental
s'a.e:, lGerman) there is 10 inducement ior
n'l.sloual enterprise, and projectors are
commonly obliged TO offer their discoveries
80 some government. and tn snliciy enc "
| ragement. 4 need hardly add, that scarce.
" ever Is an invocation brought to maturity
under such circumstances. The well knowp z
isct, tbat almost every invention seeks, as -
we're refuge In England, and there is bro Z
70 perfection, where the government dies
not aHord any other protection to invent ors
than what is derived from the wisdom of the
laws, seems 10 indicate that the conth ene
mas yet to learu from her the best alner
OF encouraging the mechanical arts. had
my iull share In the ordinary disap1oint-
ments OF continental projectors: and after
having lost in Germany and Russia, UPWARDS
ut two years in fTaitiess application, ar
riVea about Syears ago in England, where
wa, was introduced to, and soon joined By MIR.
homas bensley, printer, 80 well kns'wn
10 rue literary world, that the mention of Aiix
name is sufficient
In this country q spirited enterprize and
speculation, it Is difficult 20 have plan en-
tirely he~ Soon after my arrival, learnt
,haE many attempts of similar description
iao oee1 made before mine, and that theT
hao All tailed. Patents had been taken, anc
thousands OF pounds sunk without obtaining
the desired result. and Mr.. Bensiey, how
ever were not discouraged By the failure of
our predecessors the execution of the plan
was begun, and as the experiments became
very expensive, two other gentlemen, Mr..
geo. Woodfall, and Mr.. Richard Taylor,
eminent printers in London, Joined us,
hIter many distractions and delays, the
nrst principal machine was completed exA
actly upon the plan which have described
IN the specification of my first patent, which
IS uated March 90, 1910. Il was set to
work m April. 1871. The sheet (H.) of the
Aunuai Register, for 1910, Principal Oc-
curfences 5000 copies was printed with
II, and IS, have no doubt, the first part Of a
kind.1
The actual use of il, however. soon sugs
gested new ideas, and led to the rendering
II less complicated and more powerful. In,.
pressions produced by means Of cylinders.
which mad likewise been already attempted
oy others without the desired effect. were
again tried by me upon new plan. namely.
TO place the sheet round the cylinder, there's
by making It, as 1t were, part Of its periphs-
~ After some very promising sx1eri~
ments, the plan for new machine on this
principle was made, and mandatory es.
tabiished for the purpose. Since this time
nave had the bene6, of my friend. Mr..
BaueTs assistance, who, by the iudgment
and precision with which he executed my
plan, has greatly contributed to their sue.
cess. The new machine was completed in
December, 1912, after great difficulties at
lending the cylindrical Impressions. Sheets
q. and x. of Clark sons Life OF Penn, vol. 1.
are the first printed with an entirely cylin.
drical press the papers Of the Protestant
Union we're also ptih.ed with il, IN Feb, and
March, 1915. Sheet NJ Of ATOMS Hortus
hewensis, vol. S. will shew the progress az
improvement in the use of this machine
Altogether, there are about leo 600 sheets
now in the hands Of the public. printed with
this machine, which, with the aid Of two
hands, takes OF SOON (ie hour lis aceu.
raieiy described in the specifications Of nv
two patents, dated Oct so. 1911, and July
%, 1918.
The machines now printing the Tines e.