Dr. Edward Morbius 🔴

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Dr. Edward Morbius 🔴Jun 22, 2020

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Dr. Edward Morbius 🔴Aug 23, 2018
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Dr. Edward Morbius 🔴Aug 23, 2018
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Show threadDr. Edward Morbius 🔴Jan 25, 2018
@lylaha I'd assumed they were probably ~1810 - 1840 or so, as steam-powered and rotary presses were being developed after then, but apparently this is a high-force embossing press, used by banks.
Show threadDr. Edward Morbius 🔴Jan 25, 2018

@lylaha The press used to be at Vintage Press in Mollala, OR.

Actually, they're the only two surviving Lion presses, period.

Show threadDr. Edward Morbius 🔴Jan 25, 2018

@lylaha I've started getting more interested in the history of printing and publishing so I looked up the marks on the press. James Moran wrote a history of presses in 1973 and mentions that there are two "J. Esson" variants around:

https://books.google.com/books?id=IDkRpEm-aKwC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=%22lion+press%22+%22j.+esson%22+london&source=bl&ots=MIdndO-r_L&sig=mDDqh2v_H0ploz1xRbaoiXFP2Yo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiN3PrP6_HYAhUGbKwKHf92CosQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=%22lion%20press%22%20%22j.%20esson%22%20london&f=false

Printing Presses

Show threadDr. Edward Morbius 🔴Jan 25, 2018
@lylaha That's a Lion Press, ~1860, cost ￥60 new. The J. Esson plate is a rarity.
Show threadDr. Edward Morbius 🔴Jan 25, 2018
@lylaha Is that school in Oregon by any chance?
Show threadDr. Edward Morbius 🔴Jan 24, 2018
@mathew Actually, I'm looking at laserjets, and am impressed by how cheap they are. A set of 3 replacement ink cartridges would cover the cost of a laserprinter, and should drop per-page costs markedly.
Show threadDr. Edward Morbius 🔴Jan 24, 2018
@mathew Yep. Dead colour cartridge as it turns out.