Handpress

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002721",
  "term": "Handpress",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A printing press operated manually, typically by pulling a lever or turning a screw, to apply pressure to a form of type against a sheet of paper. These presses were the primary method of printing for centuries before the advent of mechanized presses. The common platen press is a type of handpress.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Handpresse",
    "es": "prensa de mano",
    "fr": "presse à bras"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/handpress/"
}