Hoe Washington Press
Date1850
DimensionsOverall: 187 × 118 × 190 cm (1.87 × 1.18 × 1.9 m)
Credit LineGift of Jim and Donna Aylesworth, Watford, Ontario, 1999
Object number1999.002.001
Label TextR. Hoe & Company was established by Peter Smith, Matthew Smith, and their brother-in-law, English emigrant Robert Hoe (1784–1833) in 1805. They were based in New York City. They were known for their wrought iron framed printing presses. The "Washington" model press was developed from designs by Samuel Rust in 1821, with R. Hoe & Company purchasing his patents for use in 1835.
NamePress, Printing
After 1946
