An Albion, cast in London and shipped out in pieces. One pull of the bar prints one sheet, so everything printed on it was printed one sheet at a time: handbills, shipping notices, funeral programmes.
It worked on Harbour Street from 1867 until the shop closed. The platen still takes ink and we run it twice a year, which is the only reason it is out on the floor rather than in the store.
Accession
1966.8.1
Made
1867
Maker
Hopkinson & Cope, London
Came from
Harbour Street, Kingston
Material
Cast iron, steel, brass
Size
1,900 mm tall
Kept
Print, paper and drawings
Out on the floor, today, freeIt is in Print, paper and drawings. Walk in during opening hours and look at it. Nobody will ask you for a ticket or a reason.