The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-10

The following 10 the prospectus OF new printing
chine which - expected to work revolution In the
newspaper press
"wmxNsoS's CYLINDRICAL HorAHY PAINTING PHsss.-This
machine Ia every essential point differs from ali others In
form simple ana compac-combning the most perfect
In movement with The power In action OF any
press hitherto invented
% 70 q The s city
aordinsry combination, which now promises a new era,
does not eneca thorough revolution in the art Of print
All the motions this press are rotary The type are
adapted 70 and brought into perfect cfcular form and
placed on cylinders, one OF which Is made print the
upper and tho other the under side OF continuous sheet
q paper which e made to directly through the
chine and come OUT printed both sides, folded into
convenient FORM and cut off ready for delivery All the
cprocatnq movements heretofore used abandoned and
simple rotary motions substituted throughout. Conse.
queny the exceedingly smooth and uniform action OF this
press almost sfsmp from the danger of deransemen or
The types moreover possess In their shape great adj
vantage They are 50 formed hst they must necessarily
subject 10 injury by being battered, and they
much S ss' saS whs ~ h
advantage Of casting upon the rad OF circle. and using
the cylinder, and made moye lake the type completely
in !. 2 CIR circle !. :.
the most extraordinary feature Such is the astonishing
rapidly with which impressions may be multiplied that
ease be printed on both sides ioded and cut neatly from
continuous sheet ~ one hours time Thus 10000 i'm.
sheet in hours time by single machine, without the
aid OF the human hand
win these advantages Tor quick work, this
be said TO the very hotr OF Issuing the paper There
difficulty whatever in placing the type the cyn-
de Indeed, all the details of composing, arranging,
king proofs, and transferring, completely practical
and can be accomplished with the facility the
old plan
There 10 nothing, therefore, proven, the OF
this machine the absolute OF which is also much
than that of the Napier press any other
used in the old way. be worked by any ordinary
poweone active boy only being required attend
press, place the roll of paper upon tho machine, and
carry away the printed and folded sheets as, they
are, by thousands, thrown from the machne.
Thus the expense Of numerous gangs of hands, such
usually employed about the old press either In print
ing, folding or handling the papers, may be dispensed
with and work which hitherto has required from twelve
sixteen hands during of the day and night may
be performed by this machine and hand only In the
short space Of two T three hours.
"And these the only advantages presented ia the
crowd resulting from the Of this perfect and singular
combination Of machinery there are many Others and
among them some of highly important character. which
extend from the pess almost every branch with
typographical art; and some Of them REACH and will
greatly abridge the operation and expense In the
acure Of paper, which, by this process OF printing
now DC brought from the mill in roll of required d.
mension, and ntaning many thousand yards in length
OF the necessary degree Of dampness for use, without the
trouble and additional OF driving; cutting and packing
In realms or bundles, as heretofore done.
with these immense facilities time and expense In
printing may be literally annihated, while fresh and
ensve energy will be given the diffusion of knowledge
and new and increased impulse literature and the ara