The Old Newspaper Press
In 1890 this Cranston flat-bed cylinder press was brought to Nan tucket and installed in the press room of The Inquirer and Mirror on Milk Street, just off Monument Square. When the newspaper transferred to the Orange Street end of Folger Block in 1900, the old press was moved to the new location where it continued in service for 63 more years on Orange Street. In May, 1963, when The Inquirer & Mirror moved to The Milestone, the old Cranston was again mov ed. A year later, when it was learned that parts could no longer be obtained to keep it going, it was relegated to the junk heap. The last issue of the newspaper to be run off on the old Cranston was that of July 9, 1964.
