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Victor Hydraulic Record Press; heavy steel base with floor mounting holes, tapers up to round support base for the ram; cast in base, "MA352-26"; pipe fitting extends downward from the main support; four(4) 2.375" diameter steel posts extend up out of main support; top plate is hinged to the rear two posts, slots in the plate fit over the two front posts and are locked by a sliding bar; the bottom plate rests on the main support, held down by two heavy springs; guides in the sides of the bottom plate would allow it two slide up the posts to close the press when the ram is activated; note the 15" top and bottom dies are not present; painted aqua-blue with evidence of formers coats of rotal blue and yellow; posts and inner surfaces are unpainted.
Victor Hydraulic Record Press - Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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Hydraulic record press

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Last modified on: April 02, 2010