This 20th century firm made printing equipment, including vertical bandsaws where the table was only a bit below the upper wheel, and the rest of the saw is hidden inside the base cabinet. These saws were intended for cutting type.
Rouse also made a small metalworking machine called a Hand Miller.
H.B. Rouse continues today as Arno Werkzeuge, see http://www.arnousa.com/.
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