Before that time newspapers were printed in the United States, on presses operated as Franklin's press had been operated, by hand.

The New York Sun, the pioneer of cheap modern newspapers, was printed by hand in 1833, and four hundred impressions an hour was the highest speed of one press.
There had been, it is true, some improvements over Franklin's printing press.

The Columbian press of George Clymer of Philadelphia, invented in 1816, was a step forward.

The Washington press, patented in 1829 by Samuel Rust of New York, was another step forward.

Then had come Robert Hoe's double-cylinder, steamdriven printing press.