PRINTERS' FURNITURE AND TOOLS

THE LOW-PRICED RELIANCE DRUM
The Reliance Drum Cylinder Press
This press is made in one size only, to print a six-column quarto. It is a high-class drum cylinder for
the smaller offices where but one cylinder press is needed for both newspaper and job work. It is made
with either rack and screw, or table distribution. Has air springs, and is tapeless. All gears are cut.
With its noiseless safety gripper motion, it runs easily and quietly at the guaranteed speed of 1500 an
hour. Eccentric form roller bearings are furnished by means of which it is possible to quickly lock the
form rollers in place, or to throw them out of contact with vibrator and form. In this last position an un-
locked form can be passed back and forth under the rollers without picking out type, an arrangement that
will be appreciated when changes on press are necessary.
The Reliance is thoroughly well built. It is the best ever made in its class. It is sold at a low price
to be the most satisfactory machine at anywhere near its cost. As we have been selling it for a quarter
of a century or more, our experience with hundreds of them has been most satisfactory, and has been
sufficiently long to be of the utmost value to our customers. We recommend this machine unreservedly
for all work within its capacity.
We sell many more of the rack and screw style of distribution than of the table. The latter costs
something more, and perhaps that has something to do with the sales; but if one has quite an amount of
job work to do, running from posters to good book and circular work, the table distribution is the best.
It not only gives a more thorough breaking and working of the ink, but often it is possible to make a short
run in a color without washing up the fountain, the ink being put on the table with a brayer. This will
be a considerable saving in time and ink.
With rack and screw distribution, where the fountain is close to the cylinder, the bed is readily ac-
cessible from the front of the press, and forms are more quickly placed and lifted than with table distri-
bution, where forms must be handled from rear of press after removing fly.
One user says: "The Free Press is printed on a Bab-
cock Reliance Country press, with table distribution. It
is a good press, and has done me excellent service for five
years. It will do poster work, and all job press work re-
quired in a country office. The press work on the paper
speaks for itself." 
Workmanship and materials are of the best. Each
press is furnished with steam fixtures complete (or ar-
ranged for belt attached electric motor), one set of cast
rollers, one extra set of roller stocks, rubber blanket,
wrenches and oil cans. Boxed and crated, and delivered
f. o. b. cars at factory.
This press is further described on page 176.          Reliance Drum Cylinder, Table Distribution
DIMENSIONS, SPEED AND WEIGHT OF LOW-COST BABCOCK RELIANCE PRESS
NO.     SIZE OF BEDGUARANTEED                        FOUNDATION        SPACE OVER ALL  SHIPPING
SPEED PER HR                                    WEIGHT
6   331 x 46J inches  281 x 42 inches   1,500    7 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft.  11 ft. 4 in. x 8 ft. 7 in.  7,500
For Silver-Gloss Steel Electric-Welded Chases, see pages 902-908.

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