Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-05-27
The Guernsey Printing Press.

Since The application OF steam as motive
power 10 those gigantic printing presses, en-
aiding Them 10 throw off thousands and tens Of
thousands Of sheets per hour, pressing waut
has been felt by publishers of country newspa.
pers, OF cheap press that could be moved by
other than hand power. No press Of This char.
acleI has hitherto been made tor less than Two
Thousand dollars. A large majority Of country
publishers could not afford 10 pay this sum tor a
press and 10 this day they are compelled 10 la
Dor painfully at the hand-press, aud thus by
economy and hard work they keep up a miser-
able competition with The Steam presses OF the
city Prizes have been offered, and very many
arguments have been put forth Tor the invention
OF Cheap Power Press"
But, years before the prizes were offered, and
before attempts were made 10 reason such all
invention oul OF somebody, practical Vermont
printer had the idea OF such press in his mind,
and was gradually bringing it out. He has ac.
compIished his design, and furnished the long
desired Press.
The present number oil the MeSSengeris print
ell upon The new Power Press above named, in-
vented by Mr.. LucIUs T. GUERNSEY, Of Mont
pelier VT, and manufactured by Mckay &
Hoadley, Pittsield, Mass, and is the first press
Of the kind manufactured and put in operation,
although small wooden one, built as test oil
The principle, had been several years in opera
lion. II is well made, simple, and cheap ma.
chine, wholly Of iron, and does its work in The
most satisfactory manner. II is about seven #.
in length, and about five in width, and OF such
a height as TO allow it 10 be set up in airy ROOM
1t weighs about four thousand pounds. The
Bed is thirty inches wide, and forty eight inches
in length, and is elevated iour feet from the
ground. The bed rests chiefly on two iron
quadranls, which govern lis movement. The
quadrants are so moved by a crank motion that
the bed reverses its motion in correspondence
with the "dead centre" motion of The crank
and consequently requires no reversing springs
and avoids the heavy jar attendant upon other
cylinder presses
The impression is given by an ingeniously
contrived cylinder, that receives its motion from
the bed. The cylinder rests upon the type
only when the impression is given, and is then
elevate Tor the type 10 pass back, wilhou, COM
ing in contact with the cylinder. The pressure
can instantly be thrown of, whenever The sheet
is not deposited in season for the Jaws 10 grasp ii.
This is matter Of great advantage, as every
printer knows.
This press can easily throw off twelve hun
dred sheets in an hour, but the ordinary mum
Der is about six hundred. 1t can easily be
turned by one man, but it is intended, anC
ought to be set in motion by steam Or horse
power. We make use Of The latter.
p These presses are intended TO be made o
three sizes, varying in price from $4OO 10 800
The price OF the one we have used for the las
three weeks is $500; being a very larg
press,
Although it is doubtless susceptible Of in
y provemenls in several minor particulars, an
Z experience alone will suggest them, yet we ar
II convinced that ii will prove Of great value
publishers of country newspapers.
Mr.. Guernsey, the Inventor, is a practice
printer, who has for many years been designin
and perfecling his press He is perseveriuG
intelligent and worthy man. and we believe, a
we hope, that he will receive ample reward ft
his long years of patient, inventive thought, an
persevering toll.
We shall be pleased 10 give our brethren
The Press any information in reference 10 ii
construction and operation of the GUERNsE
PRINTING PREss.-S. Albans, w. Messenger
E, Chapman, Pitlsfsd, Mass, (assignee)
manufacturing and selling these presses,
whom orders are 10 be addressed.