Chapter 9, Item 42a
Binding press parts
Parts of a Binding Press.
The Bottom Board.
The Passage, the place through which the Bands are put.
The Press Keys, those which make the Bands fast under the Board.
The Bands of Leather, to which the Book is sowed.
The two Screws.
The Nuts, that turn on the Screws to streighten the Bands.
The Over-cross piece, with its eyes, through which the Screws run.
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Chapter 9, Item 43a
Screw press parts
Parts of the Screw-Press.
The two Screws, the heads of the Screws with their cross holes.
The two Cheeks, with their two Female Screws apiece through them.
The Press Pin, an Iron to turn the Screws.
The Cutting Boards.
The Pressing Boards.
The Plough Stay or Riglet, on which the Plow runs steady.
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