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Show Ancient Printing Press Comes To T ' ! - 'I - 7 . , ! r ' . ' - I A ' ) & BV.v. .. .-...w..:.-. .' - Washington Hand Press, still BOrvicoaljle after generations of use, has been added to the museum at Brighnm Young university. Photo shows press being operated by F. Howard Forsyth of Cardston.. Alberta, Canada, president of the "Y" Journalists' club, and Professor H. E. Men (U, head of tke division of joMraaliun. What a 100 year-old Washington Hand Press can still do will be shown delegates to the first Conference Con-ference of High School Journalists at Brigham Young university on March 30. Still capable of good work after a century, the veteran was recently secured for the "Y" museum by Professor H. R. Merrill, head of the division of Journalism. It came from the Inland Printing company, Kaysville, Utah, where it has been used for several years as a proof press. The press was manufactured about 1830, according to what little history concerning it can be found. Features of the Washington Hand Press were invented by Peter Smith in 1822, when he found the means of substituting the lever shown in the picture for the old-time screw which was used in making the impression. im-pression. In 1827 Samuel Rust improved the press and sold it to R. Rice and Company who adde3 a few improvements improve-ments and built the first press with the name Washington Hand Press. This Hoe press was used for the finest of printing until the 'middle of the 19th century when it was replaced re-placed by the power cylinder press. Visitors to the journalists' conference, con-ference, which is for all editors, managers, and supervisors of high school publications in this region, will be presented with a souvenir printed on the old press, it is planned. |