Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-27
Hoes Fast Press,

Hoes Fast Press.
We have now got fairly at work, running off
the immense nightly edition of the Ledger upon
the newly invented Cylindrical Rotary Printing
Machine, which few days since we announced
to our readers as having been manufactured for
the Ledger, by the Messrs. r. Hoe g. Co..
Patentees and Printing Press Manufacturers of
New York. We doubt not that subscribers to
the paper will be interested with brief descrip-
ton of the machine, and of its invention, partc-
ularly as the principle of its operation is so en-
tirely different from that of any printing press
ever before put into successful use in this coun-
try, or in the world, that it has been with print
ers disputed point, not only whether any ma
chine could be invented by the most ingenious
mechanic, capable of applying this principle to
printing, but, even if there could be, whether
the principle itself could be adapted to letter.
press printing. We think this last general in
vention, of which the first and only machine H.
Illustrating it yet manufactured, is that upon which
the Ledger is now printed proves the truth of
the hypothesis, that the principle is susceptible
of being applied, and with success.
The only limit to the circulation of the Led
ger, as of two or three other papers in other
cities, has been, for many months, the impossi-
bility of accomplishing the work required of
them in season for delivery in the morning and
for two or three years past the attention of some
of the most ingenious mechanics of the coun-
try has been bent upon producing machine
that would print with still greater rapidity.
The one we have, has been in course of con-
struction for us months past, and is the first and
only one yet built, commenced, or ordered ex.
cept by ourselves. The manufacturers already
have our order for second one of the same
kind.
The essential principle of difference between
this last invention and all other kinds of presses
or machines hitherto used, consists in the fact
that while upon those the types are locked up
with 'quoins and 'mallet and shooting stick
in chase and laid upon bed of iron, the
surface of which is fiat with this one the types
are screwed up with wrench in what our com
positors are pleased to denominate turtle, con
shutting both bed and chase, and placed upon
large cylinder four and half feet in diameter
more or less which reyolves upon its own axle
within four other smaller cylinders, one-fourtf
part the size of the larger one, these revolv
ing also upon their own axles in an opposite di.
rection:
| Each one of these smaller cylinders receive
from its supplying attendant the sheet Of pape
with which, at every fourth revolution, it meets
the form or turtle of type as it comes around
and in passing, gives the impression, and instant
| ly throws it out into the receivers hands, above
or below according to the relative position OF thu
cylinder
Surrounding the large inner cylinder, to whcl
the form of type is attached, and between thos
giving the impression, are placed the inkin
rollers, which spread the ink upon the face of tn
types as it revolves under them There are tw
of these to each cylinder. The hiking fountain
is placed entirely underneath the machine, iron
which the ink is constantly drawn by means c
a continually revolving small iron cylinder form
ing itself part of the fountain. From this tn
ink is taken up by means of small rollers, with
small vibrating distributor working in connection
with them, and is conveyed to the surface of tn
large cylinder, the entire circumference of which
except that section of it occupied by the form c
type performs in its revolution the Office of bot
distributor and feeder to the eight mixing rollers
from which latter the type receive their suppl
direct
With two of the cylinders the white paper
fed in above, and the printed sheets are throw
out below; and with the other two it is fed j
below, and thrown out above. The room take
up by the machine, paper-boards and all included
is about sixteen feet in length, and nine feet hig
by about five feet in breadth. The type use
upon it are the ordinary type hitherto used on tn
Ledger, which are made to assume a circult
form in the make up by the use of bevelle
column rules.
For the attendance of this press, ten person
are required, viz: a superintendent and an al
sistant, and four to feed sheets in, and four
receive them as they come out. This is tn
same number that have been required to atten
the two presses heretofore used i'll printing tn
: Ledger.
We have now given, in brief, description {
this most important invention by which, W
doubt not, that printers, at least if not mechanic
f generally, can derive a correct idea of its plal
Y without the aid of diagram.
All mechanics know that strictly rotary mi
ton is the motion capable of the highest state
t speed in machinery Hoes Last Fast Press
4 constructed throughout entirely upon the rotar
: principle of motion So still indeed does tn
r machine move, that it can hardly be heard in a
r adjoining room.
= One of its greatest beauties as well as az
}, vantages in the estimation of all true mechar
: les, is its great simplicity, being far less cor
e plicated than any previously used machiI
II press.
= The extensive manufacturing house of Il
n Messrs Hoes, to whom the printers of the Ur
ted States are indebted for most Of the printiI
If presses and machinery in use in this countr
d and particularly for the rapid machine presst
was commenced by Robert Hoe in 1903, W