Printing Capacity
The table lists the maximum number of pages which the various press designs could print per hour.
| Hand-operated presses | Steam-powered presses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gutenberg-style |
Stanhope press |
Koenig press |
Koenig press |
Koenig press |
Koenig press |
|
| Impressions per hour | 240 | 480 | 800 | 1,100 | 2,000 | 2,400 |
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