Son of Jonathan Ouram and Mary Stables. Manufacturer of the Printing Press in Philadelphia. Blacksmith. Born about 1860 in Yorkshire, England, he came to America with the intent of economic advancement in promoting his printing press. Only one known Ouram Press survives today, although one book suggested that there was one in Virginia, and can be seen at the Ephrata Cloister, a religious community in Ephrata, PA. It was owned by a monk, Joseph Bauman, who used it to print Bibles and religious literature. Henry Ouram not only manufactured printing presses, but provided printing services as well and one of his clients was Thomas Jefferson, See "The Jefferson Papers", Volume 30. Thomas Jefferson later purchased a Press and paid Henry for alterations to his printing press in 1798. His advertisements for his printing press business appeared in area newspapers as early as 1797. The example shown to the right was published in the "Porcupine's Gazette", Philadelphia, PA, on April 3, 1797 in the form of the "Old English" style that was used in that era where the letter "f" appears(except at the end of a word) where we use the letter "s" today. He also produced stocking frame machines used in the early textile industry in 1795 and made cotton gins before Eli Whitney became famous for advancing them. The second picture is a recent visit to the Ephrata Cloister, the Ouram Press in person. Because of its age and historical significance, it is not longer being used in demonstration purpose in the guided tour.
Duke University acquired a press in 1931 from the Henkel family. It is the press that the Henkel family used to print most of their early 19th Century books. Ambrose Henkel purchased it sometime before 1810 for $135.00. The screw was made by Henry Ouram in Philadelphia. The press is constructed in the style of Adam Ramage, also of Philadelphia, who is credited with making about 1,250 of these "lightweight" presses.*
Henry Ouram was the father of Thomas who died in the War of 1812, William, Mary Ann (married Cooper), Elizabeth (married Hamilton) and Charlotte Ouram. Henry Ouram died approximately age 55.

Will of Henry Ouram - Philadelphia County, Book 6, Page 441
OURAM, HENRY - Philadelphia, Blacksmith
Written: May 15,1815
Proved: October 13, 1815
Estate to wife, Nancy, and after her decease, to my four children: Mary, William, Elizabeth and Charlotte.
Executrix" Said wife, Nancy
Witnesses: Thomas Armstrong, Robert Bishop

Yorkshire, England Marriage Records:

Henry Ouram to "Nanny" Vicars. County Town of Nottingham, 1785.

***Nottingham is famous for its involvement with the legend of Robin Hood and there is a village, Sherwood Forest, located there, which apparently still draws many tourists.
Update: there is possibly another surviving Ouram Press:
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Ephrata Press 1
Press 1: Ouram Press.

[See both wooden presses of the Ephrata Cloister.]

Gaskell (1970, page 29, USA 11) states that this press is in the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He notes that it is "Built by H. Ouram, Philadelphia, possible in 1804."

[This is one of the two remaining printing presses by Henry Ouram. The other press is in the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester (Virginia).]

Website: An 1876 leaflet describes the history of the press. It states: "This unprententious piece of machinery has passed through various hands for nearly a century and a half, until some four years ago it was bequeathed to the Historical Society of the State of Pennsylvania by Mr. P. Martin Heitler, of Ephrata, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania."

Website: "Historic Pennsylvania: Ephrata Cloister. One of the most important colonial Presses was the press of the Brotherhood, on which the Martyr's Mirror of the Mennonites, largest book published in Colonial America, was printed at the Ephrata Cloister. Printer shown operating the cloister press is Harry F. Stauffer, who has restored the press so that the art of printing once again flourishes in this Cultural Center of Pennsylvania."

Website: "The Ouram press was used by Joseph Bauman at Ephrata. Today this printing press is owned by the Pennsylvania Historical Society in Philadelphia, and is on exhibit in the print shop at the Ephrata Cloister"