Gordon crucible press
The Gordon press is a foot or motorized platen press . With this printing principle, the printing platen (T) and the foundation (F) with the printing form each swing on their own axis. In doing so, however, the crucible axis also swings towards the foundation. The platen and printing form meet in the vertical position at the pressure point.
In 1851, the American George Phineas Gordon patented his first crucible press in New York . He called it "Franklin" and claimed that Benjamin Franklin described the printing press to him in a dream.
His machine had an almost vertical foundation, rollers for coloring, which were connected to the pan movement, and a plate inking unit for even color feed. Gordon crucibles were widely used in the USA and were still being built as letterpress machines after the Second World War.
See also
literature
- Jakob Bass (ed.): The book printer. Handbook for printers and allied trades. Plesken, Stuttgart 1930.
- Friedrich Bauer: Handbook for book printers . Klimsch & Co , Frankfurt am Main 1942.
- Maxentius Niel: Drucktechnisches Taschenlexikon . Steyrermühl, Vienna / Kälker & Hesse, Leipzig 1929.
- Georges Zürcher: General professional knowledge for book printers . Technical and textbook for book printers, 8th edition, VGF - Verlag Graphische Fachbücher, Bern 1967 (first edition: 1939 self-published ).