Columbian Press
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. Columbian printing press of cast iron, designed by George E. Clymer around 1812 to print newspapers, named after Columbia, the female personification of America, with large counter weight in the shape of the American eagle. This machine was made by D. and J. Greig of Edinburgh, c. 1865, and bought by the museum for its own print shop and used until 1964.
Columbian Press
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. Columbian printing press of cast iron, designed by George E. Clymer around 1812 to print newspapers, named after Columbia, the female personification of America, with large counter weight in the shape of the American eagle. This machine was made by D. and J. Greig of Edinburgh, c. 1865, and bought by the museum for its own print shop and used until 1964.