Westman & Baker Platen Press

Manufacturer: Westman & Baker, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Y.O.M: 1882

Serial No.: 458

Size: 10" x 15"

Restored: 2013


Description:
Westman & Baker Hand Platen Press - Toronto, Ontario Age: 1882, Serial No. 458, Bed size: 10" x 15" Few printing machines were manufactured in the Dominion of Canada. This Westman & Baker is a virtual copy of George Gordon’s “New Style” platen. Built in Toronto, W & B also manufactured paper cutters of the hand lever design and were also very similar to those produced by the Howard Iron Works of Buffalo, NY.

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