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Belgian manufactured stop-cylinder sold to printers who required an economic, basic 'no-frills' compact press. European manufacturers persisted with what they called 'locomotive type' bed drive and support systems, which were four (as above) or more, grooved wheels and a bed driving gear coupled together and driven back and forth by a crankshaft at the other end of the press. These "locomotive type" wheels supported the bed in the same manner as later presses whose beds were supported by carriage rollers (called bowls) encased in a slider frame and which, undoubtably cost considerably more to make.
In the Jullien catalogue of 1881 they state that for the printing of very small jobs, like address cards, envelopes etc., the grippers can be adjusted to open earlier and the printed job falls on a small table at the back of the cylinder, dispensing with the need for the upperbands or transfer drum.
Photo courtesy of Herwig Kempenaers.
Additional technical information courtesy Erik Desmyter.
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