Old Style Gordon platen printing press Old Style Gordon platen printing press

The modern document printer comes from the original printing press technology. This particular design was popular in the 1800s. Whe type was locked in, and the chase was put into a machine called a printing press. Ink was applied to the round "platen" circle, the large flywheel was moved using the pedal at the bottom, which pushed the chase with type onto the ink, then the ink onto a piece of paper. Many sheets could be created per minute, and the sheets were assembled into books, newspapers, or other documents.

The modern document printer comes from the original printing press technology. This particular design was popular in the 1800s. Small pieces of type with letters, numbers, punctuation, and spacers on them were placed in a rectangular metal "chase" by a professional craftworker. The type was locked in, and the chase was put into a machine called a printing press. Ink was applied to the round "platen" circle, the large flywheel was moved using the pedal at the bottom, which pushed the chase with type onto the ink, then the ink onto a piece of paper. Many sheets could be created per minute, and the sheets were assembled into books, newspapers, or other documents.