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    Antique book press - GIF

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    Somewhere I have a smaller version of a press very similar to that one
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    If you have it most probably came out of an office, as they were used in an early
    copying process, which involved dampened paper being inter-leaved with an stencil like sheet...
    People, especially antique dealers erroneously describe them as book presses, whereas the correct term is copying press.
    The 1906 Fairbanks cat I took the pic of, lists over twenty differentAntique book press - GIF-copying-presses.jpg styles and a couple that could be coupled to the office water supply for pressure!



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