Printing Press, Pioneertown, CA 4-13-13
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I was a printer from the age of 15, and so I can never pass up a change to photograph an old press like this one. Now, if you want to guess my age, I'll give you a clue. I once ran presses just like this one, printing up old Sale Bills.
The big flywheel gave the machine some momentum. When electric motors came in, you could run a belt to this wheel and you no longer had to pump the treadle with your foot.
Printing Press, Pioneertown, CA 4-13-13
(1 in a multiple picture set)
I was a printer from the age of 15, and so I can never pass up a change to photograph an old press like this one. Now, if you want to guess my age, I'll give you a clue. I once ran presses just like this one, printing up old Sale Bills.
The big flywheel gave the machine some momentum. When electric motors came in, you could run a belt to this wheel and you no longer had to pump the treadle with your foot.