1858 P. L. Simmonds Folding-machine, a machine which delivers newspapers or printed book-work folded.
1874 E. H. Knight I. 900/2 Folding-machine,..2 (Metal.) One which bends pans and tin-ware to form.
1884 E. H. Knight Suppl. 353 Folding Machine (Printing), a folder attached to a perfecting printing machine. (Bookbinding), a machine for folding sheets, signatures or quires.