, 1866-08-27
OUR COUPON PRESS,
Important Addition to the Job Print
Ing Department Of the Tribune
Company-Numbcring by
MACHINERY.

The histosy Of the printing art Is peculiarly ono
OF constant Improvement Tho drst three ccnt,,-
ries OF lis growth were especially marked by CT
forts to make type AZ perfect as possible With
respect 10 the usab1e qualities OF It's material.
Within the past fly years the ingenuity Of tho In
vcntor has chiefly been On the rack TO devise the
mcatss ofimproring the pEcss. The great aim has
been to increase the number Of copies thrown or
In given time, though some other minor points
havc hccn kept in view and attained. Tie
SUCCESS has boon wonderful. From the old bel.
lows shaped press, printing its eighty or ninet.
Impressions per hour. TO the Adams bed and niai
ten press wes great step, bnt larger jump Was
priUie! to throw 81 one tho1fand impressIoas id ,s
from The form per hour. Then came the Hoe i'm.
p1G9sGmsnts Pre- sssla9g Alter many experiments
press. one Of the very fcw In existence being
owned by The Tfibnnc Company, which ia capaoie
q diseha:eing The full-sizsd "blanke: sheet" al
was procured BY the Tribune Company about two
elass in ibis city has been looked on By Monsanis
Of s| n 4esaf 10 the &, eslc9;ty u .e
printing process which It's nsc fnsnrcs.
Greater than this triumph over tncrtnessis, how
in the impression At each revolution. The presa
has nsnally been regarded as machine for pro.
ducing exact 5ae siiailes as rapidly as possible,
types blocked mp IN the form or turtle were inca
bahls Of change till taken oas for distribution.
anns shond d Nse
,os to change portion Of the imprint, as In NUM-
herring tickets foE eoncests, OPERAS, Insurance.
and 1aflsoal travelling, where tits Of importance
to secure the Individuality OF cnct ticket In the
general scrics follow lis course easily from one
past Of tl.e world to anothcr to check dishonesty
ho ano onS secuse 8! sae
lev q WIN = i sn1isa y % s ias sf PIsar par
NhAR NnN HfFSAHY frHt .4r =
nereasieg S vcry reecnty theae indisidualis. ni
Ing marks have been put On ~ hand, but press
!his scumbfous hand writing. The Chicago Tribune
COMPANY, nlwnsa n the ndsancc q imlroscmcnt
aE s sseTsa ihs 1ny one ,S yet t..l9 ct nI9
e e caapon cs1s ratisr es. t.
especial work l. the printing Of Railroad Coupons,
Tickets Accident insurance Tickets, aud iii otics
Kinds OF tickets which require Consccnuse nun.
berl,E. 1i,e n.aehinc Il a motsl Of mechanical
takes thc paper OF card bunld from tl,a roll At one
end Of !,e lfn,nc and deposits ihe tickets in IN Or
s, se e % b. ses soa s" t'n1h IT, n snf5na s
consecutive nnn,ber, cnttIng III .As ticket, atld
placing It In llc pile rcady i5r delivery alI III ono
sed BY nn nEcnoas seSs 81 esses wssss
1uners Ill tIcReis along ffoin os 10 o.'s i,.,,.
naGH t Muus.uo: ~ , Iit,nE tntsu VI toul .an.eFfn!
ngsiee a. onse. ic4nlIC nfu tnfntne them ont
nrsilot! Hs ls thu eight cylinder In adsancu Of o
ehs nah! prces: .,. ,., 80.
r,. n, T. IT,! ,n 1T aset,e tn ennestio ,s't ls
raty no'n o. M ,c r r. ekess ~ gets.a'iy son,.
,c o. a., y 70 Mslca m tE 70 Eas ~! nEalnt1 src
asy tre.s ,!eecssltatinE 70 many dlsinst opera.
is,M.. espnscs w t!chrsn - 70 ,.inny uyes nnd
nus e' a.@ Gnae. WY! ~ 'nnay nfs: ~
AZ thls Z obs!ats,l WIZ, t!a Intni'NE "cnapon
lfrse "'Gh y plnectt III ~ las,lnt.s r'atn .ss'
eial lec! tlr!aht itaii my nlnr W tll9 illlllhg
o''s i,nI'. 10 ntla esy hsnk rata.;sss to un!"r
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