Nicholas Bodley skribis:

>
> The press was one of the time-tested and honorable designs
> -- Round ink plate[n?] on top, spring-loaded ink rollers moving
> up and down on a pair of long arms; tilting bed accepted
> hand-fed sheets, and the Jaws of Potential Huge Lawsuits
> (USA) closed unless you moved the throwout lever. Big fly-
> wheel, variable-speed motor. Teacher had one shorter finger;
> helpful reminder. <sociopolitics?> These days, parents would
> try to bankupt the school district for having something so
> hazardous. </sociopolitics?>

Sounds like the Chandler and Price line of presses. These were
once ubiquitous in high schools across North America as well
as small print shops. They were powered presses with auto-
matic inking, although the paper was handfed. (A couple of
companies made automatic paper feeders which attached to
these presses.)

These have almost completely disappeared from high schools
for three reasons. 1. they're obsolescent technology. 2. the
mechanism is considered dangerous. 3. The type is 60-80%
lead, which is now considered a hazardous substance.

--Ph. D.