Britannia Press No. 108

Description

The Britannia press was an early all-iron printing press invented by Benjamin Porter of Leeds around the early 1830s. It drew inspiration from the Columbian press and the Imperial press in its design. Not many examples of this type of press have survived, and those that have are primarily located in the north of England. It is decorated on the front only with floral motifs. It seems that this particular press may have been owned by the printing press manufacturers T. C. Thompson & Son for a time as there is a plaque attached bearing their name.

Object Name(s): manual presses

Object Category: PRINTING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Creator: Benjamin Porter, Leeds, United Kingdom

Production date: 1837-1847

Linear Dimensions Depth: 82

Materials: metal
Material Part: body

Provenance Summary: Donated by the Society of St Columban, Dalgan Park, Navan, Co. Meath, 2012.

Credit Line: National Print Museum, Dublin