lithographic press

Manual printing press that uses pressure to print, on paper, an image created on a lithographic stone.

gearbox

Device fitted with a toothed gearwheel used to move the press bed.

press bed

Movable plate supporting the lithographic stone and the paper.

lithographic stone

Exceedingly fine-grain limestone that absorbs both grease and water; it is the surface on which the figure is created.

wheel

Round metal parts over which the press bed slides.

roller

Metal tube to which the wheels are attached.

frame

Metal structure of the press.

scraper

Piece of leather-covered wood that slides over the lithographic stone and exerts pressure.

scraper bar holder

Piece that holds the scraper in place.

pressure screw

Piece that regulates the pressure on the scraper.

crank handle

It manually controls the gearbox.

lever

Arm that is pulled to exert the pressure needed to transfer the ink from the figure to the paper.