details
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maker:
- fabrikant | Gouy L. | Brussel (stad)
- object number: V08049
- object name: handpers
- inscription: Par Brevet d'Invention / GOUY / Mechanicien / A BRUXELLES // N° 2
- date: 1803/1837
Printing press in cast iron produced by Gouvy
Tool maker Louis Gouy builds printing presses in cast iron in Brussels between 1818 and 1838, as one of the first in Belgium. Cast iron printing press with wooden base by Gouy, inspired by Stanhope’s design, ca. 1820-1830.