Geared Copper-Plate Press

Side view of a copper-plate press marketed by Hoe & Co. in 1881 and priced at $675. The catalog describes this press as follows:

This is a heavy and powerful machine, capable of printing the largest plates. The frame is strengthened by internal wrought-iron tension rods. The gearing is double, and the bed is guided by side anti-friction rollers. It may be worked by hand or run by steam power.