162 AUSTRALASIAN 
I have used both the Root dnd the Vandervort, and have 
seen samples of foundation made in the other machines ; but 
I prefer that made in the first-mentioned to any other. The 
flat-bottomed foundation is used mostly, I believe, for section- 
boxes. 
With the given press the sheet of wax is placed between two 
copper plates, which are made to close like a book. The 
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Fig. 76.—_THE GIVEN PRESS. 
plates are then put under the press, and with the aid of a 
compound lever are subjected to a tremendous pressure, which 
gives the sheet the desired impressions. This press has one 
advantage over the roller machines: it can imbed wires in the 
