[Philadelphia 1813. Columbian Press, invented by George Clymer, 1813] – Vintage Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures [Philadelphia 1813. Columbian Press, invented by George Clymer, 1813] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Philadelphia 1813. Columbian Press, invented by George Clymer, 1813]
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George Clymer, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, is credited with inventing the Columbian press, and this engraving shows the machine that carried his name. The Columbian was a cast-iron hand press that used a lever and counterweight to apply firm, even pressure to the type, an improvement over older wooden presses. The plate was drawn by W. Strickland and engraved by H. Anderson to illustrate Abraham Rees's *Cyclopaedia*, a London reference work, so it shows how American printing technology was explained to readers abroad.
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | Drawn by W. Strickland, engraved by H. Anderson. Illus. in: Abraham Rees, the Cyclopaedie... This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Printing; PI; Inventions; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,129 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-127057 |
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