Fascinating
facts about
Richard March Hoe inventor of
the rotary printing press
in 1843. |
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AT A GLANCE:
In 1843, Richard March
Hoe nvented the rotary printing press, a
design much faster than the old flat-bed printing press. Hoe hit upon
the idea of fastening lead type around the circumference of a very large
cylinder in the center of the press. By rotating the cylinder, he thus
created a rotary press that turned constantly in one direction. The
number of pages printed per hour now depended on how fast this large
cylinder turned--and on how many type cylinders were fitted around its
circumference. Source:
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