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The '''Hoe press''' was a high speed printing press in the late 19th century that made possible large circulation newspapers and magazines at low cost.  It was invented by American Richard Hoe in 1860.  Combined with the Mergenthaler Linotype which enabled very fast setting of type, and the use of wood pulp for newsprint, the result was lost cost printing of hundreds of thousands of sheets a day.  

The '''Hoe press''' was a high speed printing press in the late 19th century that made possible large circulation newspapers and magazines at low cost.  It was invented by American Richard Hoe in 1860.  Combined with the Mergenthaler Linotype which enabled very fast setting of type, and the use of wood pulp for newsprint, the result was lost cost printing of hundreds of thousands of sheets a day.  

In 1803 Robert Hoe, a new immigrant from England, began making wooden hand presses in New York City. He was one of many innovative machinists who designed new models for the printing and newspaper industry.  Hoe and his son Richard Hoe (1812-1886) made top-of-the line equipment powered by a steam engine, and by the 1860s his company dominated the market.  

In 1803 Robert Hoe, a new immigrant from England, began making wooden hand presses in New York City. He was one of many innovative machinists who designed new models for the printing and newspaper industry.  Hoe and his son Richard Hoe (1812-1886) made top-of-the line equipment powered by a steam engine, and by the 1860s his company dominated the market.  

In 1899 it introduced "Late News" devices; used chiefly for baseball scores at first. In 1908 the perfection of a high-speed folder enabled it to enter the modern high-speed era in printing. In 1932, the ''Philadelphia Bulletin'' had the largest individual newspaper plant using 128 Hoe presses; the ''Chicago News'' used the largest Super-Production Press Hoe built. Last of the Hoe line was the Super-Production Press (1928) which could churn out 56,000 48-pagers hourly. The company went bankrupt in 1932.

In 1899 it introduced "Late News" devices; used chiefly for baseball scores at first. In 1908 the perfection of a high-speed folder enabled it to enter the modern high-speed era in printing. In 1932, the ''Philadelphia Bulletin'' had the largest individual newspaper plant using 128 Hoe presses; the ''Chicago News'' used the largest Super-Production Press Hoe built. Last of the Hoe line was the Super-Production Press (1928) which could churn out 56,000 48-pagers hourly. The company went bankrupt in 1932.

 

[[File:Puck112188.jpg|thumb|550px|Is the printing press good or evil? Nasty little printing devils spew forth from the Hoe Presss in the cartoon from ''Puck'' magazine, Nov. 21, 1888]]

 

[[File:Hoe-press-Puck-5-27-80.jpg|thumb|340px|''Puck'' magazine was published on this Hoe press in 1880]]

 

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