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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1851/P/2/8-10 |
| Former Reference | D1851 B 55, 57, 58 |
| Title | Drawings of Printing Machine No. 15 (a later version of the machine in D1851 P2/7 above) |
| Date | 1844 |
| Description | This compound printing machine (for printing in two colours) was a later version of the Congreve Press. The drawings comprise:
D1851/P/2/8 Isometric view of Printing Machine No 15 by JHL. Scale indicated is approx 1 foot: 1½ inches (minor axis) and 1 foot: 2 inches (major axis). Dated Apr 1844
D1851/P/2/9 Side elevation of compound-plate printing press, described in pencil note as ''No. 15 machine''. Approx ¼ full size.
D1851/P/2/10 Detailed plan and elevations of No 15 Printing Machine for the East India Company, including full size details of rising table with brass fixings, and mechanism for turning inking plate. Drawn by Robert Pope at scale 3 inches: 1 foot, Jun |
| Extent | 3 items |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield (1902-c1997), formerly of Bermondsey, Surrey (1803-1902), engineering firm |
| Copies | A digital copy of this file can be viewed on the public computers at the record office. A very high resolution TIFF file may be available on request. |