An historic type-revolving printing press designed for mass newspaper production. It utilized heavy, curved chases known as turtles to lock standard flat movable type directly onto a large central rotating cylinder. This design allowed for much faster impressions than flatbed presses, dominating daily newspaper printing before curved stereotyping became standard.
Heard on the job
The introduction of the turtle-press allowed the daily paper to double its circulation by printing thousands of sheets an hour.
Also heard as
- type-revolving press