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Originally Posted by steve B
From "national lithographer" vol 28 an ad showing the maximum stone size of the Hoe number 5 and 3 lithographic presses.
From "aluminum world" volumes 4-6 --vol 6 number 3 December 1899. A brief mention of a two color litho press using aluminum plates being installed at ALC. The first mention I've seen of ALC actually having a two color press, which I've suspected they might have had and used for some of the card issues.
So there were a lot of big presses out there.
Steve B |
Of course American Lithographic operated presses of varying sizes. The large presses listed here were primarily employed for large advertising posters, artworks, murals, etc.
Anyhow, its my understanding that for
small-size, 6-color jobs (i.e., T205's, T206's, T209's, T213's, etc.),
19" presses were optimum for producing higher quality resolution
plus greater product yields.
And I will remind you, that you were the one who originally informed us that the standard size sheets available (circa 1909-1911) were
19" x 24".
Look, I'm not the experienced printer as you are, but I have read a lot about printing practices. And, I don't see T206's having been printed on any of those large size presses
listed here which were limited to a 2-color printing process.
TED Z
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