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R. Hoe & Company Headquarters in Manhattan at Grand Street and Sheriff Street,1930 Company headquarters in 1884, 504 to 520 Grand Street in New York City [1]. R. Hoe & Company was a New York City-based printing press manufacturer established by Peter Smith, Matthew Smith (died 1822), and their brother-in-law, English emigrant Robert Hoe (1784–1833), in 1805 as Smith, Hoe & Company.
Robert Hoe III (10 March 1839, in New York City – 22 September 1909, in London) was an American businessman and producer of printing press equipment. He succeeded Richard March Hoe as head of R. Hoe & Company , which continued its preeminence among printing-press makers.
His parents were Richard Hoe and Ann March. [1] He was the father of Peter Smith Hoe (1821 - 1902) (who resided at Sunnyslope), Richard March Hoe (1812-1886) and Robert Hoe (1815-1884). Richard became an inventor, developing the rotary printing press, which revolutionized newspaper publishing.
Richard March Hoe (middle name spelled in some 1920s records as "Marsh"; September 12, 1812 – June 7, 1886) was an American inventor from New York City who designed a rotary printing press identical to Josiah Warren's original invention, [1] [2] and related advancements, including the "Hoe web perfecting press" in 1871; it used a continuous roll of paper and revolutionized newspaper publishing.
Robert Hoe may refer to: Robert Hoe (machinist) (1784–1833), English-born master carpenter and machinist in the United States, sole proprietor of R. Hoe & Company R. Hoe & Company, a New York City-based printing press manufacturer; Robert Hoe III (1839–1909), American businessman and producer of printing press equipment
The first rotary offset lithographic printing press was created in England and patented in 1875 by Robert Barclay. [3] This development combined mid-19th century transfer printing technologies and Richard March Hoe's 1843 rotary printing press—a press that used a metal cylinder instead of a flat stone. [3]
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Two of their students were Richard March Hoe and Robert Hoe, printing press inventors. [1] The Meads were members of the Cedar Street Presbyterian Church. [1] Polly's health declined while living in the city and they moved to Franklinville, New York in the fall of 1830.