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Hoe cylinder press
Hoe cylinder press

Penny Press

Fred. Koenig's 2-cylinder steam press by London Times 1814 - 1100 sheets/hr

Fourdrinier paper machine in France 1828 with new bleaching process for rags

Richard Hoe & Co. press did 4000 sheets/hr - able to lower cost 6 to 1 cent

Seba Smith's Portland Daily Courier 1829 - cheaper $4 per yr., "Jack Downing"

Charles Knight's Penny Magazine 1832 in Britain - to educate the poor, 20,000

Horace Greeley's NY Morning Post Jan. 1, 1833 - 2-cent weekly, newsboys on st.

Benjamin Day's NY Sun Sep. 3, 1833 - 1-cent by newsboys, 4 pp., 10 x 11 in.


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