The Columbian Press was invented in 1813 by George Clymer, though it ultimately proved more popular in the United Kingdom. You can read more about its typical appearance and decoration and of how it operates. The restored Grand Gallery of the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh has an example built in 1865 by the printers’ engineers D & J Greig of Edinbugh.
The Trust has been contacted by Bob Oldham of the Ad Lib Press. To mark the bicentenary of the invention of the Columbian Press, he is compiling a census of all those remaining. Do you know of one that is still in use in Scotland? If so please get in touch through the form on our contacts page.