The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-30
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the printing of newspapers, constructed on re-
volvIng principle, and invented by Mr.. Hoe, of
this city, we publish the following articles from
Philadelphia paper now printed press
constructed on the same principle, and also from
the Picays.ne OF New Orleans. The machinery
which Messrs Hoe & Co., have arranged to CON
struct for Jus, is of larger dimensions and of
greater power, but on the same principle as those
described in the annexed articles. This new
press has ;been tried for some time, and tested
and ofits caPability 10 perform all promised ofit
there can be no doubt
From the Phiadelphia Ledgsr.]
We have now got fairly atwork, running of the i'm
nightly edition Of the Ldger upon the newly it,
r wncn sisw
manufactured for the Ledger by the Messrs. Hoe &
Co.. patsntees and printing press manufacturers. of
New York We doubt not that subscribers to the
will be interested with brief description of the
chine and Of its invention particularly the principle
Of its operation entirely different that of any
printing press before put Tito successful in this
country or in the world; that it has been with printers
disputed point not only whether any machine could
be invented by the most ingenious mechanic capable
applying this principle to printing. but II there
could be, whether the principle itself could be adapted
to letter printing We think this general in
ysnon Of which the first and only machine illustrating
it yet manufactured is that which the Ledger is
principle is susceptible CT being applied ard with
The one We have has been in course Of construction
for US months past, and Is the first and only yet
built, commenced ordered except by ourselves The
manufacturers already have our order for second
The essential principle Of difference between this last
invention and all other kinds of presses machines
hitherto used consists In the fact that while upon those
the types are looked up with quoinsn and mAllet
and shooting stick in "chase and laid upon "bed
Of iron, the surface Of which is fat with this the
positors pleased to denominste turtle" constut
ing both bed and chase and placed upon large cyln
revolves upon its axle within Jour other smaller
cylinders one fourth part the Of the larger
these revolving also upon their own axles in an opposite
direction.
Each of these smaller cylinders receives from its
supplying attendant the sheet of paper with which,
every fourth revolution, IL meets the form urtle OF
type around and In passing gives the impress
sion, and instantly throws it out into the receivers
hands or below according to the relative position
Surrounding the large inner cylinder, to which the
form OF type attacned and between those giving the
the ink upon the face of the types revoves under
thtm There are two of these to each cylinder. The
taking fountain Is placed entirely underneath the ma
chine from which the ink Is constantly drawn by
of continually revolving swal iron cylinder forming
itself part OF the fountain From this the ink
up by of small rollers, with small vibrating dis
tributor working in connection with them AMI is
vyed to the surface of the large cylinder the entire
circumference Of which, except that section Of it
pied by the form OF type performs in its revolution the
office Of both distributor and feeder to the eight linking
rollers from which latter the type receive their supply
direct
with two Of the cylinders the white paper is fed in
above and the printed sheets are out below
with the other two it is Ted in below and thrown out
above. The room taken up by he machine, paper.
boards and all included about sixteen feet In length
and nine feet high by about Ave feet in breadth The
type used upon the ordinary type hitherto used
on the Ledger, which made to assume a circular
form in the make up" by the use of bevelled column
rules.
For the attendance of this press ten persons
CURED viz superintendent and assistant, and four
feed sheets In and four to receive them they
out This IL the same number only that have been
quired to attend the two heretofore used in
| printing he Ledger.
We have now given, in brief, description of this
most important invention by which We doubt not that
printers least ifnot mechanics generally derive
acorrect idea of its plan, without the aid OF diagram
All mechanics know that strictly rotary motion Is the
motion capable OF the highest rate of speed in machine
ry Hoes last fast press is constructed throughout
tirely upon the rotary principle Of motion SO still in
deed does the machine can hardly be heard
One OF greatest bea utes well dvantages in
the estimation Of all true mechanics is its great simpl
city being far less complicated than any previously used
| machine press.
| The extensive manufacturing house of the Messrs
Hoe to whom the printers Of the United States in
debted for most OF the printing and machinery
Ia use In this country and particularly for the rapid
machine presses, was commenced by Robert Hoe in
1905, who died in 1892, aud LETT his sops and Mathew
Smith, who had been bred practically to the busint
as his successors. Messrs X. Hoe & Go have in
New York two very extensive establishments, one in
Gold street. and the other Broome street in the up
per part OF the city taking in the whole block
by Sheriff, Broome and Columbia streets They have
attached to their works iron and brass foundry
shop and trip hammers The whole machinery foundry
&c driven by single steam engine of capacity to
block, in which are employed between two and three
hundred hands.
| From the New Orleans Picayune
We have recently had the opportunity Of personally
employed by the Philadelphia Ledger Descriptions
OF the machine have already appeared these
s as Of
eienty astounding From ten TO twelve thousand copies
Of newspaper can be printed upon in hour and
the principle is capable Of indefinite extension by the
multiplication Of the number Of distributing cylinders
The Ledg,rs machine for example, is built with
these small Flinders which brought in contact with
the main cylinder, upon which the form is placed Each
Of these small cylinders throws of nearly three thou
sand per hour and by increasing their
ber three thousand more impressions secured foI
| every additional cylinder.
The credit Of this great invention is due to Richard
VI. Hoe Of the house Of Hoe & Co Like most other val
liable improvements in the arts, 1t has been the
long and battling toll seepless study and
experiments It is not probably an exaggerstion to say
that Mr.. Hoe has expended fifty thousand dollars In his
experiments and in perfecting his machines He has
richly earned the fortune which he is at last beginning
leap from his abors The invention is of such cha
rscter that it must adopted by the press rapidly
the manufacturers supply the demand; is t at
all improbable that it will be- 30 modified and perfected
be employed upon other descriptions Of printine
than newspapers, for which, however 1t expressly
designed The cost of the machines is largsten thou
ssnd dollars each; but 1t twice what it is papers
with large daily crculatons would ind their ount in
employing the new invention. We understood from R
20 Wnlle IN Nortn, tney h8d already
ceived orders sufficient to keep them long while
minor invention attached to the press Is also
due to MIR Hoe 1t is registering clock, which not
only marks the time like ordinary clock but acts as
register of the operations Of the press 1t you
any moment the rate at which the press is then work
hos many copies per minute IL s throwing of and it
registers the amount of work done The clock may be
placed in room distinct from the press room-the bust
ness Office for example we need not enlarge upon the
convenience Of such an apparatus about printing
tablishnisnt,
We might dstain the reader with remarks upon the
advantages Of the principal nventon but they suf
GENTLY obvious The public have direct interest In
every facility which be employed by the daily press
to multiply their issues with rapidity. Whstever may
serve to give solid value to newspapers
make them good investment for Of prudence, viii
in the enc REBOUND to the of their charac
ter.
We hope to see the day when tie press shall be re
garded as an avenue to distinction, eligible tn,
learned professions 1t afords opportunity which Other
professions do not for the exercise Of the highest
and largest attachments in direction to sway the mind
OF the people to enghten their ignorance, and uphold
and elevate public morals 1t will not reach its full
pacity doing no am IL