New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-21
The Needed PrInting.Presu.


The Needed PrInting-Press.
The offer lately made through our columns Of
premium Of 81 900 for the best Printins'Press,
costing not over $500, which will throw of i've
hundred impressions per hour, has been 50 strange
" misapprehended in several quarters as to call
for further explanation. Mr.. Bruce is no Press
builder, and does not propose to connect himself
in any way with the desired invention, nor to
derive any profit from the patent. OF course, no
model nor other incomplete invention will answer
bis purpose. What he desires is the satisfaction
OF want now seriously felt by the construction
Of Printing. Press which, without costing too
much or requiring too much labor. will throw oil
the editions of the better class of Country News.
papers within a reasonable and satisfactory time.
He would of course supply these Presses when
ordered by bis customers, but their manufacture
is not in his line The following letter from MIR.
b. will give q clearer idea of what 10 required:
NEw.YoRK, March Is, 1851.
The announcement IN last Saturdays Tribune Of Pre-
MUM Of ST. TOO to be given the frat Inventor who shall
construct submit for Judgment Printing Press which
Al cost not exceeding that OF hand press printing will
throw OF zoo large imperial sheets per hour and DO
built and sold for $780, has led TO inquiries FOR more spechc
Information as 10 ihe conditions TO be fulfilled and the time
when the press should be presented An answer neces
sary that all who disposed TO compete for me pTem
may have equal opportunity 10 perfect and bring fof
state Them after some preliminary observations on he
presses generally used present. beginning with that
The common Printing Press 10 which the impression Is
given BY compound lever acting inclined plane, Ia
the Size Of ~ by Is inches having inches
ssn % me s4m IN" me rollers and nothing
more The Other performs the principal labor puuing on
and taking of lie sheet rolling the form under and from
under the paten giving the pull, which ia necessarily
heavy one The exeron required to throw of 2o impres
sions Ia an hour press OF this size lie very great and
we be
1000 pounds ard IL sold by the makers az @oo dollars on
m platen oowerpress OF the best construction has
mixing rollers and fly for removing the printed sheet from
the tyre and laying on the heap ~ worked by t~o
persOnt 0fwhom attout man. keeps Il 10 motion by
turning crank attached to hywheel, aud the other per-
forms light duty OF putting the sheets The bed and
psen immense masses OF cast iron intended by their
strength TO guard sganst an inclination 10 spring which IL
very apparent In the handpress and partially corrected by
mixing the bed ard platen slightly concEye their face
The plaen powerpresI when calculated TO print form
Of y by g inches will weigh 5000 pouads and when work.
ed by one man the usual may give 400 impress
ons IN hour If greater speed be required with the
AID steam ingHe may be worked safely at 600 I'm
oreIsOns per hour 10 great improvement on The hand
press whether used for book or newspaper printing The
price OF II is 500 dollars
The Cylinder Press h the great invention OF the day for
fast p tiug and II is made with small large CYLINDER
according as il IL 10 be used for newspaper or book work
the former being favorable rapid printing and tho
good Impressions Ii has self-nking rollers
worked at its greatest speed, II be mpeilei by
steam engine and then $40 impressions Of form OF ~
by 70 inches may be conveniently taken In an hour and
When It Is driven by man with crank aud hy
wheel 500 impression. Of the same form may DO taken IN
ar hour and the work o, feeding the press with paper
Ibis may be done, and usually 10 DONE by boy or fe-
male. All cylinder presses, however, are Intended to be
used for rapid work occasionally II not usually, and arc
therefore made with heavy frames and strong working
parts endure the rapid motion and he sudden everses
which attend The printing Of so impressions 10 minute or
$3.50 10 al hour. The price OF this prass complete Wild
large cylinder, is l,95o dollars
From the preceding staemenit appears thai when two
persons either Of the above presses the hand press
gives 30 Impressions The platen power press 400 impress
sors and the Under 500 per hour The
paten power press though much heavier than the hana
press giving double its number Of Impressions by better
application OF man power and the cylinder press giving
four times number Of in pressiOns by st better app
cation Of power Lighter machines the dider
ence In the movement Of the respective presses being
pretty fairly Represented by saying that the hand press Is
10 actual motion one third Of s lime the paten power
press two thirds, and the cylinder press al ts dme the
FIRST and second dwelling upon Tho Impression oil ne whole
form with great force, which The latter rolls the form
lightly impressiDg only about an 80h part Of It Al
II, then, cylinder press whea contributed OF the
engb necessay 10 give coo Impressions Ia an hour has
such an advantage he best psteD press worked with
he power itmusi possible and Il 10 certainly
very desirable to apply the principle 70 press Of cheap
er Construction tilted for general use AID designedto
print om 800 TO $50 impressions per hour dispensing with
reversing spring and other costy eonyances which
deemed Indispensable for the fast press
When II further considered that the cope rpate print
ing press with bat resistant bed plate, lakes impress
sons from almost solid surface E may be presumed bas
bed Of 10 greater weight strength will be sufficient for
The form Of eterpress which 10 Us surface OF types pre-
,ents univ about oneeghh OF sold surface and has a.
under the pressure Of tho cylinder ess than sixteen
square rches Of this surface about Two inches OF solid
matter An impression Of such surface may probably DO
taken by the mere weight VI cylinder Of 200 pounds
| rolled slowly overt
With The desgn Of turning these suggestions to auseiol
purpose and engaging the attention OF mo makers OF print
presses ard others 70 much desired improvement by
Vbich printing may be executed vi the speed and besuty
Of The improved plsten powerpess snd with tho greater
ease Of cylinder press worked a. slower rate lnan
usual, make the following proposal OF
4 premium Of One Th0usdAd Dollars for he beat oUey
Printing Pye Under kind and ola new consruco
Of sucent print form q by % inches and 70 point
lie form we'll the Of al east 800 impressions Ia
hour BY the ord1 airy labor Of man. with crank aud
fywhee and peron feed The paper sad Press 10 have
adjustable bearers seinkinR rollers Ponuns sPPsst1s'
sheetfyer fy-wbeel bands roller moulds, roller stocks,
and 10 short everything usual 10 MAKE comp5.e 70 %
Substantially durAbly aud accurately consIfucted WIN
eve bed and well IurDed cylinder hss power sy no' %
wasted 10 overcoming Irregularities Of workmanship toe
whole to weigh not over 1900 pounds and 70 be snoa
uTed and sold probably ro over $500 Perhsps ne bed
and cylinder be sdvansgeousy geaed Ogetne 90 mar
their ces NAV move with equs speed and thus prevent
tendency 10 macks or sur tho impression
Presses offered for competition be ready on The hrs OF
Committee principally OF printers will examine them and
'"'-' Nc :" 49, = w. ~ GEORGE BRUCE
EY We are authorized by Mr. Bruce to give
the names of the following well known Printers,
whom he would wish to have act as Committee
to award the Premium offered by him. Probably
all will not act, but be will cheerf1ly abide the
judgment Of so many Of them az VH act. Inc
assemblage Of viSiters in our City in OCTOBER IS
usually quite large, and probably those resldlng
elsewhere can generally make it convenientto Dc
present in that month il az any time. The names
he suggests are these:
DAM FANsHAW. JOIN H. EAsTBUhs1 oosIon
y y r. .vTos JOHS L BOSWELL, HartfJrd
70 CRIIcRE.n THURLoT WEED, an.n.
| HKsRy Iuuv-I. IN YORK JoEL AUSsELL, ! 'J'
| w VIZ Noeoss I0HN MUEPHY, Bald nore
Iorss UUrsnr q W KENDALL, N Oflaans