Manufacturer: Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Y.O.M: ca mid to late 1860s

Serial No.: 6.183

Size: 31" x 46"

Restored: 2015

Description:
Cincinnati Type Foundry was a major builder of machinery by the 1860s. We have just completed the restoration of a very interesting example of the Country press or newspaper press – as it's sometimes referred. There were many press builders at the midpoint of the 19th century, such as Cranston, Potter, Taylor and Campbell along with the largest, Hoe - all constructed single-revolution cylinder machines of similar designs.

Our press seems to date to the mid to late 1860s. It has a fly delivery and tapes, which was a rare thing back then. Constructed in a rather ornate fashion with fluted cast iron support legs, the Cincinnati was originally a hand operated press and would not have had steam fittings. As with most machines of this age, “fast and loose” pulleys were added to allow a belt to drive the press.

Designed primarily as a newspaper machine, but because of its size, the Cincinnati Type Foundry was probably used for a wide variety of printing other than just the news.