Adam Ramage made several kinds of printing presses throughout his carreer. The main ones are:
- The common press
- The ‘Ramage two-pull Press’: a free standing press, with a metal platen and a metal bed.
- The ‘Ramage proof Press’: a smaller press put on top of a table. Also called ‘Foolscap’.
- The ‘Philadelphia press’: this is a full metal press, and is not further included in this survey. Also called ‘Bronstrup press’.
- Copies of the Ruthven press.
There are a few replica’s of presses by Adam Ramage. These will be shown on a separate page.
The daily crescent, July 18, 1850, Morning states: “Adam Ramage, the inventor of the celebrated printing press, died in Philadelphia, aged 80 years.”
1. Common press
Location: Carson (CA), USA: Press 2.
Location: Hartford (CT), USA
Go to: Hartford Courant
Location: VIncennes (IN), USA
Location: Dearborn (MI), USA
Go to: Henry Ford Museum, press 1
Location: Columbia (MO), USA
Go to: Missouri Historical Society
Location: Old Salem (NC), USA
Location: Old Salem Museum & Gardens.
Location: New York (NY), USA
Go to: Columbia University Press 1.
Location: Palmyra (NY), USA
Location: Huntingdon (PA), USA
Go to: Juniata College
Location: Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls (TX). Go to: Moffett Library
2. Ramage two-pull press
Location: Huntsville (AL), USA
Go to: Alabama Constitution Village
Location: Santa Fe (NM), USA.
Go to: New Mexico History Museum.
Location: Goodwell (OK), USA
Location: Lancaster (PA), USA.
Go to: The Landis Valley Museum
Location: Philadelphia (PA)
Go to: Franklin Institute. Press 3.
3. Ramage proof press/Foolscap
Location: Carson (CA), USA: Press 5.
Go to: International Printing Museum.
Location: Boston (MA), USA
Location: Sturbridge (MA), USA
Go to: Sturbridge Village
Location: Dearborn (MI), USA
Go to: Henry Ford Museum, Press 3
Location: Columbia (MO), USA
Go to: University of Missouri
Location: New Brunswick (NJ).
Location: New York (NY), USA.
Go to: Columbia University Press 2.
Location: Tyler Arboretum, Media (PA)
Location: Philadelphia (PA)
Go to: Franklin Institute. Press 2.
4. Philadelphia Press/Bronstrup press. (Included here only as examples: these are not ‘wooden presses’).
5. Ruthven press. (Included here only as examples: these are not ‘wooden presses’).