Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-05-27
The Guernsey Printing Press.

Since the application of steam as motive
nower TO throw off thousands and tens of thou
sands OF sheets per hour, pressing want has
bren felt by publishers of country newspapers,
If A cheap press that could be moved by other
tban hand power. No pres of this character
bos hitherto been made for less than $4,000.
lnrpe majority of country publishers could not
o1nrd to pay this sum for press, and to this day
,hey labor painfully al the hand press ana by It's
md are enabled, with economy aud hard work. to
leep up Il miserable competition with the steam,
presses of the city. Prizes have been offered
and very many arguments have been put forth
for the invention OF the heap Power Press"
But. years before the prizes were offered. and
bct,,re attempts were made TO reason an inven-
ton out of sum body, practical Vermont prln.
ter had the idea Of such press in his mind aud
was gradually bringing It out. lie has uccomp-
fish Ii his design, and furnished the long desired
Pless
rne present number of the Messenger is print
ed upon a new Power Press recently invent
ed bv Ihcms / Guernsey of Montpelier, VT.
and manufactured by Ckay & lloadley, Pitts
field, Muss., AMI IL probably the first one of the
kind nut IA operation. II IL a well made simple
and cheap machine, does its work in the most
satisfactory manner. II Is about seven feet IN
len.dh, aud about tive feet In width, and Of such
hsiuui as Will allow II TO be set no in any
Tue uefis thirty inches wide, and iony-eight
inch IN ength. and d elevated four feet from
tie grotud. h bed rests chiefly on two iron
ou nts that govern the movement OF the bed.
line go tdrlnt- are $40 moved by crank motion
that the bed changes the direction OF ITS nc e.
tlon not suddenly, bus gradually. hls gradual
checung of the lnotion of the bed before the di
rect on Of the movement IS reversed, Is be ieved
to be q declded Improvement
The PIE ssufe is gwen by an ingenously con-
trved cylinder. That is governed by the motions
OF tne bed The cylinder rests upon the type
only when the Impression IS gwen, aud Is then
elevated tor the Orms 10 pass ,ck without com
ing 200 contact with the e., lpder The impress
3 on can instantly b. thrown oil whenever the
sheet ial. to pass round the cylinder as il ought
Ths is also OF great advantage, as every printer
knows.
Dbl. press can easily throw OH twelve hun
drcd sheets 80 800 h1ur, bu, the ordinary number
D. 40 NJ s.X hunlr.d. Il eau eas.iy b, turned b,
on ann, bui It Is iuie dcd, and ought 10 be SCI
ln Iuut.on by steau ur horse power We make
use oi the latter.
d. .se pr rs S are intended 10 be made Of
thr, ~ g. varying 100 p,ice from $40 90 500
The pr OF no oA yo nave us a Tor the last
tnrc. eeks. is SftU
At.ou-hlt BE- doubtless susceptible Of n.
ltlvrleu's 400 several minor plnicnlars and "a
ier.suee a.one VIII suggest them vet we ar,
cniit need That % VIII prove of great value {,
pub.i,he OF country newspapers.
Mr Guerus y ule inventor, is prlctca
frnle. who hos ior many years. been design
ing anI perlccLng h.s press. lie Is "a persrver
in-, intelligent, and worthy mau. und We believe
az wc huie u.t he VIII receive ample rewur,
ior hi' long years Of patient, inventive thought
ami ptr.ctcrug tull.
shall be- p.ro-ed to give our brethren %
..f l.