Printing Press, Used to Print The Amerikai Magyar Nepszava (Hungarian American People's Voice), 1931
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This 1931 printing press was first used by the Amerikai Magyar Nepszava ("Hungarian-American People's Voice") newspaper, one of hundreds of foreign-language publications issued in New York City. Fed by a roll of paper, the press printed both sides of the paper in a single stroke and was capable of producing 5,000 copies of an eight-page newspaper per hour.
This 1931 printing press was first used by the Amerikai Magyar Nepszava ("Hungarian-American People's Voice") newspaper, one of hundreds of foreign-language publications issued in New York City. Fed by a roll of paper, the press printed both sides of the paper in a single stroke and was capable of producing 5,000 copies of an eight-page newspaper per hour.
Artifact
Printing press
Date Made
1931
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Battle Creek
Creator Notes
Made by Duplex Printing Press Company in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Keywords
United States, New York, New York
United States, Ohio, Cleveland
Amerikai magyar népszava = American Hungarian people's voice : (New York, N.Y.) 1899-?
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
78.100.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Zolton Gombos.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Dimensions
Height: 89 in
Width: 192 in
Length: 113 in
Weight: 24000 lbs
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