Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-23
THE RUTHvEN PRESS.

THE RUTHVEN PRESS.
This Pass has been adopted, from pos
sessing advantages over all the Iron and one
o,N Presses that are known to be in use in
America or Europe. in some particulars; that
| is TO say, its construction combining immense
power in a compact form, (given by levers
to durability and iigntness. 1t is particular
ly adapted for being moved and comprised
in a space of mAll comparative bulk. The
manner of giving The impression is entirely o.
r,ginal and different from other presses, cal
culated to save the type. The form is uni
| formly stationary, and the platten passe, o.
yer by means OF rollers, and channel or
tail ways, until brought parallel with the
form. il rests, and the impression is given
with ease, and in an instant, by turning the
lrounce or handle with the left hand, exactly
corresponding with the running in of the car
| rage and form of the old press. The TIVE
| surfaces being OF iron, and true to the great
! esl perfection, bad work cannot be done on
them, when the press is once adjusted, the
| pull regulated, and the beating attended To-.
| The smallest cards may be printed on them
without bearers or maekling-they may al
SO be used, when the form is off, for taking
| copies from manuscripts, seals, coins. &c
| They require no evelling OF fixing, and the
| Press, Ola large royal size, occupies only a
space OF forty inches square.
| Each Press will be accompanied with
| copper plate engraving, and printed dlrec-
! tons.
He will only add, that it is his determine
| lion to make them as complete and cheap as
| possible, and is now selling them as low as
| they are sold in Great Britain. with some
improvements, and 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
The opinions OF some OF those who have u
sed them here, is respectfully submitted.
ADAM RAMAGE.
Philadelphia, Mon. "a, 1873.
Mr.. A. Ramage:
Dear Sir-I consider the Ruhven Press
as a very valuable Improvement and think
the trade generally, are undergrad obhga-
| tons TO you Tor your zeal and perseverance,
| in naturalizing so useful an invention.
The Press combines vast ACCESSION OF
power. with considerable dimuniton OF Ia
| Dor to the work men and so far as relates
| 10 the one you manufactured for me, can
safely say, that it is impossible for any press
| TO produce more equable impression. The
| platten and bed for the form being both OF
cast iron, fully expect that this most essen
| tiai quality will be permanent
, Hith hearty wishes for that success to you:
| mandatory, which it SD well deserves, J
am sir, your obedient servant,
TBOS. H. PALMER.
Philadelphia, Mop. "a, 1918.
We, the Subscribers, having had the Ruth.
ven Press in operation for some time past,
are OF opinion, that it is equal in every re-
spect 10 any Press low in use. lis peculiar
merits consist, in the form remaining station
ary-the mode of giving the impression, and
the ease and facility with which the necessa
ry power is applied by the workmen. We
hesitate not 10 declare our entire satisfaction
with the press, and that we look upon the
preference gwen it, by the different work
meA engaged, as conclusive testimony in its
favor. (Signed) WILLIAM BROWN.
CLARK y RAISER.
Mr.. Manage.
Philadelphia. NoD. 25, 1913.
Sir-Sollcitous as we feel Tor the cncou-
ragelnent 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 working, we have never seen its e.
quail. From its peculiar instruction, ingenius
as it is novel. we conceive il TO be admira-
bly, calculated for the performance OF good
printing. Hith regard to It's CELEBRITY, our
short acquaintance with the machine will not
permit US to speak positively; bat we believe
i will not be found inferior to any on the
continent.
With respect, &C. &c.
TIC. DOWDEN.
SAMUEL K. KRAMER.
JOHN T. SlCKLES.
ANDREW l.. STlTCHER.
SAMUEL ROSWELL.
PHILLIP MILLER.
JESSE +. CAViT.
STEPHEN BADGER.
To Adam Ramage.
Neg York, July 8. 1919.
Dear Sir have for tome time past been
threatening to write 10 you, TO let you know
bow we'll am pleased with the RuihveR
Press, improved and made by you but
variety Of circumstances have prevented it.
have had it in constant operation three
months during which time nearly all the
printers of this city, and number of our
most ingenious mechanics, have called TO eX
anime it. They have pronounced il as com.
plete IN every respect, as any machinery
they have ever seen.
The following is the idea have of it.
No Printing Press has ever been construct
ed, on which more or better work can be
done in agiyen time.
The exertionof working it is no more than