{"id":1790,"date":"2018-02-04T12:24:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T12:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodenpress.info\/census\/?page_id=1790"},"modified":"2019-03-02T15:58:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T15:58:38","slug":"adam-ramage-presses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.woodenpress.info\/census\/adam-ramage-presses\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Ramage Presses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adam Ramage made several kinds of printing presses throughout his carreer. The main ones are:<\/p>\n

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  1. The common press<\/li>\n
  2. The \u2018Ramage two-pull Press\u2019: a free standing press, with a metal platen and a metal bed.<\/li>\n
  3. The \u2018Ramage proof Press\u2019: a smaller press put on top of a table. Also called \u2018Foolscap\u2019.<\/li>\n
  4. The \u2018Philadelphia press\u2019: this is a full metal press, and is not further included in this survey. Also called \u2018Bronstrup press\u2019.<\/li>\n
  5. Copies of the Ruthven press.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There are a few replica\u2019s of presses by Adam Ramage. These will be shown on a separate page.<\/p>\n

    The daily crescent<\/em><\/a>, July 18, 1850, Morning states:  \u201cAdam Ramage, the inventor of the celebrated printing press, died in Philadelphia, aged 80 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

    1. Common press<\/strong><\/p>\n