<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">copy presses</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>nipping presses</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>book presses</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>image transfer equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>copy press</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>copy-presses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>copying presses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>letter copying press</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>letter copying presses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>presses, copy</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>presses, copying</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>presses, letter copying</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Reprographic equipment invented in 1780 by James Watt. A sheet or sheets of copying paper would be pressed against original documents, and ink would be transferred. Letter copying presses were made in various forms: roller, bed and platen, and portable models. Presses comprising a platen and base, often a screw press, used to copy an original document. In the 18th century, the original was pressed to a dampened tissue-weight paper, producing a copy transfer; the image was a mirror image of the original, but could be read through the back of the tissue. In the 19th century, the original was often written with a special copying ink that was formulated to allow easy and repeated transfer. For presses of similar design, used to press newly bound books, use "book presses." ]]></note></mads>