National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-03

whole note II nnon the soft steei Mate. Tn 4
plate IA thcn hardened then soft roll IA passed
over u snd the whole note face taken up then
WIS fon ssruensu M 'ne no,n ,hcs ~,
n,oner stln bsniening and nolsning. Il inc plate
from which the face o. the note is piinted.
After thirty thousand impressions, tue worn
,lnes o. the pate can be restored y re-, ~,
sSou, ,s,tty ,pcusspd 'g more Impressions, and
wnss n. .gs,n ~ antsreJ These mates, when
nnsi sor t,r,h.r nae are icstr%yed IN the pres
srcs ~ m, = "a committee 81 freasury oficlals
and member os Conrress. On the United states
nns, rs,n.h,s ,cssnne .,smns Won va, notice
aSn,.s y, Ma M a, : scr,cs ~ Intricate and in
voived iines r1nning 10 and fro in lnyolutions.
which defy susssssiai imitation: This y The
Nv ain ynisrly IN rrnlous srranuement Of vneels
csn be set to mating ont almost any concetyable
Combination Of curved lines; practically there
Seing NJ, limit 10 ia cspacity' An Imitation by
M nj will show Inc lmperfection under a riass
and IL ia upou tho in ectlor 81 the lathe WORK
thst experts monty REV 10 detcct counte rfelts.
would practically he poverless 10 rcpro,iuce the
WORT. h vould sror grev IN endiess and nae.
less expertmen,s- and even with 4 record of the
Il mai an ancrt wn",a IN nos a,scovcI me ,mu,s
lion "''' A'' Wv
TINE aroxvrn,c LATHE ..r
OF this bureau Ia worked exclusively by Mr..
Tichenor, who has operated such machinery for
more than thirty years. CONTRARY 10 the superb d.
e,al annexation the ewes of the euprayer do not
WA W suhe' nun tnen consean' emp'oy'
ment, but seem TO grow strong and enduring
through exercise, even a. q blacksmith's arm.
suoh would he the ,ulgmcn, of any on, who Ia,
70. ~. 'a,nsu .pou " IN ''o. uneu w.. ~
certain Arhss OF tnis bureau, VINO nave oeen
WORKING engrayers for nearly forty years. The
artists are protected from lateral light by green
baise screens, and all their direct light Is mel
lowed by passing through the tissue paper
placed IN front. Tue plate now being prepared
division" where Is received counted and "wet
down all work that "a TO be plate printed, so
that here we see In all stages OF advancement
blank .. sheets wesisd LOT INST pr,nans' me par.
preparation for second, third or even fourth
printing. The paper from the counters" OF
this division passes to the "wctters," who place
wetted cloths, and every one thousand sheets so
wetted are placed between wooden boards, aud
under the pressure Of about two hundred and
or four hours, when they are taken out, and the
top sheets made TO change places with those IN
the middle, mus securing UNIFORM saturntion
tsroagnout The sheets are then Sc, back under
tue weights, where they remain until tue next
morning, when they are removed from the
wetted cloths, and piled up and covered with =
damp CLOTH, ready 70 DC gwen out ~ tue call OF
the supenntenuent OF the plate printers.
All thi. careful, systematic wettins Of the
paper Is absolutely necessary TO nt II Tor taking
nice Impression. separate account Is Kept
,nra 1 ~ III. a , p,e,.'
printer calls At the "uetting division say for
100 sheets; these, as gwen out, are at once
cnafgeI 70 MIN on tne BOOKS o. thls aNision, As
n,scs ~ NJ n,,nt,n, S,,i.,nn anu - cre,,,scd
with II as 90 much work performed, AZ the
close Of his day, II he has any sheets left un-
printed, ne returns them 70 the wettihg DIVISION
,S.n h.,o,. \. I'LL ho,.s. ~ len, rer LII
performed and WORK returned must he sscer.
tanned to balance his account. The .wettins
DIVISION Is undef tne superlntenuence OF Nj. D.
y. lamp, who gives 70 US management me Dene'
~ o. me good JUDGMENT anu knowledge re-
quleu ~ ycsn oI prAo,NM sxpeiienee ~ Plh,e
remark also also true Of %r. wsra Morgan, Of tSs
ase piihung aN,sion NJ. Eagai, .. me 1sh,
mining dislsiop, anu OF ~. Evans me uhiteI
sss
edge OF the details o. plate printing all OF then,
having early learned what can only De camel
from working the press itself.
Inc race printer having received MS paper
and plate, rubs the ink thoroughly over the sur
lace OF the plate; the Ink Is theh wiped on viii
cloth, me plate polished With me hand, npsn
which has been placed little whiting, leaving
the indented lines, only, fun Of ink. The printei
turns the wheel, the attendant girl places the
paper upon the plate, the printer adjusts II Ii,
ss III nv We ~ nt an M
register Is connected with eacn press, and thti'
eyery sheet, note or stamp printed Is recorded,
And and serves As cheek on ne counter co.., yer an.
printer. Inis register Is locked and tue Key
kept with the keeper Of the Registers appointed
by the Secretary. In this room are about sew
enty.nye presses, aud In the seal and tint diyi
che piece the air . faii Of danger, as win swift
energetic motions they necessarily work theft
presses. To the careless observer the work o.
plate printing looks ike . comparatively simpl,
and ODeTRtlOl. hut buAlleys that