| Collection |
APH Collection |
| Credit line |
APH Collection |
| Date |
ca. 1936 |
| Description |
Heavy green enameled open frame embossing press; feeds from a large roll of paper at bottom left, paper tension adjustable with brake controlled by rack/pinion gear & lever; hand wheel on front shafted to drive wheel, electric drive motor and belt missing; paper feeds through double embossing cylinders protected by a hinged sheet metal cover, marked in red marker "Mr. Swiss"; marked in black marker on roller cover, "Doris/Deborah/Elizabeth"; output from cylinders directed under flared bright aluminum sheet with cutouts for two felted rollers to cutter bar; bent irregular wires under the cutter drop the embossed and cut sheets into an adjustable width cardboard lined output tray; a counter, labeled "PRIMOR" on the output tray guides; red vinyl covered board swivels to open and close the side of the output tray; arm rests with green pads on both sides of the press; steel transmission lever on left. |
| Dimensions |
H-51 W-55 D-40 inches |
| Made |
J. Bobst & Son |
| Material |
Steel, paper, felt, vinyl, aluminum |
| Makers mark |
ETABLISSEMENTS
J.BOBST & FILS, S.A.
CONSTRUCTEURS MECHANICIENS
LAUSANNE SUISSE |
| Object ID |
2006.19.4 |
| Object Name |
Press, Embossing |
| Place of Origin |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
| People |
Bobst, Henry |
| Provenance/History |
The Bobst Rotary Cylinder Press was designed and built by Henry Bobst in 1915 in Switzerland, specifically to emboss braille for the blind. J. Bobst & Son was founded in 1890 by Henry's father, Joseph. The machine printed 14 3/16 x 22 13/16" sheets, and could handle 6000 copies per hour at maximum speed. |
| Search Terms |
American Printing House for the Blind
Braille printers
APH braille production |
| Subjects |
Braille
Printing presses
Printing industry |
| Title |
Bobst Rotary Cylinder Press |
| Used |
American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY |
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