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He also had a table about eighteen inches square with printers ink on it.  He would get ink on the roller by rolling on the table then turn left one quarter turn and roll the roller over the type.  The type was now ready for the paper.

The printer who had already placed the ready prints (paper to be printed) on the stone and had one of them secured in the exact spot on the underside of the cover which always faced up when the press was open, would fold the cover down and the paper would lay on the type.  He would then turn a crank which would carry the forms and cover under the press.  He would then reach over and pull a big lever that would bring a weight down on the cover and the paper would be printed.

Then he would turn the crank back raise the cover to its  slightly past upright position, remove the paper from the type and lay it on the table to dry.  This process was repeated until the printing was finished. In the meantime the one who was folding

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