Robert A. Bates Memorial Print Shop |
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| This print shop represents a small job/newspaper shop of
the Arizona territorial period, 1863-1912. The presses used in this shop are of the 1860s,
and use the centuries old letterpress process. This Washington Hand Press was built in 1868 by R. Hoe & Co. for the production of weekly newspapers. It is the Imperial #5 model, weighing 2,150 lbs. It was sold with a one year warranty. This press was used to produce the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, in the 1870s. It is typical of the many presses hauled by wagon or train to the outer reaches of civilization during the western expansion period. |
Rob Bates with 1868 R. Hoe & Co. Washington style printing press |
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