Friday, October 27, 2017

Why the rotary press is the industrial revolution

It specified engineering interchangeability vit standard parts catalogues. The rotary press move started in 1860. By 1875 hardware parts catalogues were commonly used. The standardization made machinery precise enough to manage electricity.


1869 Illustrated Catalogue of Woodworking Machinery, 93 pages
1871 John C. Hilton's Stencil Tools
, 32 pages
1872 History of Woodworking Machines
, 351 pages
1874 Henry Disston & Sons Hand-book for Lumbermen
, 68 pages
1875 Catalogue and Price-list of Fine Imported and American Machinery
, 124 pages




Disassembly sheet for bicycle circa 1890.

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