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Bradford Industrial Museum

A Frederick Ullmer guillotine, and a couple of presses in the background.

I recently paid a visit to the Bradford Industrial Museum in Yorkshire, here in the UK. Read the Full Article . . .

Chicago & Denver, c1900

The press, and some workers, at the Chicago Daily News. Taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer in 1903.

The photographs on these pages are reproduced courtesy of the United States Library of Congress. Read the Full Article . . .

US Govt. Printing Offices

The photographs on these pages are reproduced courtesy of the United States Library of Congress, and were taken in US Government Printing Offices in Washington, DC. Read the Full Article . . .

Bureau of Engraving & Printing, Washington, USA

Printing press — The press, and staff, with some covers off.

These pictures were categorised as Printing Shops in Washington, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, c1920-1950, although taking a clue from the clothing worn, I would guess that they could be pinned down to c1930. Read the Full Article . . .

Print Machinery Logos

Matt Henderson, of Henderson Printing, 7627 B Hull Street Rd, Richmond, Virginia, USA kindly sent in these logos that he’s been working on recently. Matt is keen to get his hands on more logos that he can turn into high quality artwork. Read the Full Article . . .

Excelsior Press

Alan Runfeldt runs a 1930s era print shop in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, USA. As well as traditional letterpress printing Alan rescues, restores and passes on old letterpress equipment such Kelsey Excelsior Platen Presses, Chandler & Price Platen Presses and Vandercook & Challenge Proof presses. He also collects, catalogs, uses and some times passes on fonts of hand-set foundry type and wood type as well as the cases and cabinets to keep them in. Read the Full Article . . .

Wood Press, RAF Wroughton

Deep in the countryside of Wiltshire, in the UK, lies the disused World War Two Airbase RAF Wroughton. In six huge, decaying hangars named in typical military style: L1, L2, etc. lie thousands of the modern world’s greatest treasures, guarded round-the-clock by British Army veterans. Read the Full Article . . .