Stanhope Press Small 229×320 Medium 458×640 Large 733×1024 Download Tiff Original 1719×2400 | (1.5 MB) Description Charles Stanhope improved upon Gutenberg's press by making it out of cast iron therefore reducing the force required and increasing the printed area. Keywords Cast Iron, invention, manufacturing, media, printing, printing press, Stanhope press Galleries Printing and Paper Industries Source: Hill, Henry Chase The Wonder Book of Knowledge (Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Company, 1921)