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Men of Invention and Industry

CHAPTER VI
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This was supplied to Bensley and Son, and turned out 1000 sheets, printed on both sides, in the hour.

Blumenbach's 'Physiology' was the first entire book printed by steam, by this new machine.

It was afterwards employed, in 1818, in working off the Literary Gazette.

A machine of the same kind was supplied to Mr.Richard Taylor for the purpose of printing the 'Philosophical Magazine,' and books generally.

This was afterwards altered to a double machine, and employed for printing the Weekly Dispatch.
But what about Koenig's patents?
They proved of little use to him.
They only proclaimed his methods, and enabled other ingenious mechanics to borrow his adaptations.


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