Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-24
THE RUTHvEN PRESS.


se,sng advantages over all the Iron and one
pull Presses that are known 10 be IN use in
America or Europe, in some particulars; that
is to say, is constructions combining immense
power ~ compact form, (given by leyers)
to durability and lightness. Ii is particular
ly adapted tor being moved and comprised
in a space Of small comparative bulk. The
manner OF giving the impression is entirely O.
riginal and different from other presses. cal
culaed to save the type. The form is uni
formly stationary, and the plat.en passes o.
yer by means OF rollers, and channel or
tail ways, until brought parallel with the
form, il rests, and the impression ls given
| With ease, and in an instant, by turning the
rounce or handle with the left hand exactly
corres spending with the running in OF The car
rage and form of The old press. The two
| surfaces being OF iron, and true to The great
| est perfection, bad work cannot be done on
| them, when the press is once adjusted, the
| pull regulated, and tie beating attended 10.
| The smallest cards may be printed on them
| without bearers or mntkling-they may al
| % be used, when the form is Oft, for taking
COPIES from manuscripts, seals, coins. &c
! They require no levelling or fixing, and the
Press, ota large royal size, occupies only
space of forty inches 4quare.
Each Press will be accompanied with
| copper plate engraving, and printed dTec-
| tiOns.
He will only add, tina. it is his determine
| ton to make them as complete and cheap as
| possible, and is pow selling them as low as
| they are sold Ia Great Britain, with some
| improvements, end at least not Inferior IN
workmanship.
This press is in general use in Europe, and
has the recommendations OF Printers Of the
highest standing in their favor
Tn. opinions OF som2 of those who have u
sed them here, is respectfully submitted.
ADAM RAMAGE.
PHILADELPHIA, NoU q, 1915.
MIR. A. Ramsge
Dear Sir consider the Ruthven Press
as very valuable improvement and think
the trade generally, are under great oblga-
! tions 10 you tor your zeal and perseverance,,
! in naturaliziug so useful an invention.
The Press combines vast accession OF
power with a considerable dimunition OF Ia
! Dor to the work. men; and so far as relates
| to the one yUu manufactured for Inc, can
safely say, that il is impossible for any press
| TO produce more equable impression. The
platten and bed for the form being both ut
cast iron, fully expect that this most essen.
tial quality will be permanent.
With hearty wishes for that success to your
| mandatory, which it SO well deserves,
"'' -''' THOS. H. PALMER.
Philadelphia, Noe. "a, 1918.
We, the subscribers, having bad the Ruth
| ven Press in operation for some time past,
are OF opinion, that it is equal IN every re"
spcct 10 any Press now in use. lis peculiar
| merits consist, in the form rema ming station
ary--the mode OF giving the impression, and
| the ease and facility with which the necessa-
ry power is applied by the norkmen. We
hesitate not 10 declare our entire satisfaction
with the press. and that we look upon the
preference givenit by the different work
men engaged, rs conclusive testimony in lis
favor. (Signed) WILLIAM BROWN.
CLARK &. RAISER.
MIR. Ramage.
Philadelphia. .Nov. %. 1878.
Sir-Solicitous as we feel for the encou-
rageRent of American genius, we cannot
withhold the praise due foreign invention
OF manifest advantage. The Ruthven Press,
upon which we are desired to give an OPT
nion,we consider the most complete machine
for printing, we have ever examined. For
ease in work ing, we have never seen its e.
quail From its peculiar Instruction, ingenus
n il is novel, we conceive II TO be admlra-
bly, calculated for the performance Ct good
printing. Nth regard TO its CELEBRITY, our
short acquaintance Nth the machine will not
permit US TO speak positively; but we believe
j. vii not be found inferior to any on the
continent.
Nth respect, &c. &c.
II. C.. DOWDEN.
SAMUEL Il. KRAMER.
JOHN r. SlCKLES.
ANDREW l.. SIITCHER.
SAMUEL ROSHELL.
PHILLIP MILLER.
JESSE f. CANlT.
STEPHEN BADGER.
To Adam Ramage
Nesc- York, Jug 8. 1919.
Dear Sir--l have for tome time past been
Threatening TO write 10 you, to let you know
how well | am pleased with the Ru,hven
Press. improved and made by you but a
variety OF circumstances have prevented 1t.
have had i; in constant operation three
months during winch time nearly all the
printers of this city, and number OF our
most ingeniou. mechanics, have called to rx-
anime it. They have pronounced II as COM
ple,e in every respect, as any machinery
they have ever seen.
The following is the idea have Of il.
No Printing Press has ever bet construct
ed, on which more or better work Can be
done in given time.
The exerlionof working it is no more than
healthy exercise for boy of Is years OF age.
q have boy of that age 10 work on mine.
Ii is well made, the different parts admira-
bly, proporiioned. and not more liable than