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Ray Loomis on American History TV Say that is a very new version of model 8 that Mr. Loomis is...

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December 24, 2012, 03:18:36 AM
by Dan Williams

A Printer's Record Chris Sands has recently released this video of our old frie...

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January 23, 2012, 08:37:29 PM
by Dave Hughes

Boston North End Union School of Printing I've just finished reading the whole lot. Very interesting s...

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December 08, 2009, 08:34:43 PM
by Dave Hughes

The New Daily The Global Mail was an earlier entrant in this category fund...

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November 17, 2013, 10:35:14 PM
by listohan

New Forum Look I've given it a couple of days now.I've given it a better lo...

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October 21, 2011, 10:54:38 PM
by Dave Hughes

John Barrett "Letterpress Things" Video QuoteFor the past 30 years, John Barrett has been gathering ...

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November 02, 2014, 09:11:10 AM
by Dave Hughes

Yee-Haw Industries Jack Daniel's Poster Nice video documentary, showing Yee-Haw Industries, of Knoxv...

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July 24, 2011, 11:10:55 PM
by Dave Hughes

Staple Newspaper Having nothing better to do, not to say there is nothing els...

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April 14, 2011, 09:50:04 PM
by Mechanic

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Help me with understanding what I've found Thanks so much!When you say Weber, do you mean Warner?  I've...

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October 18, 2010, 04:11:33 PM
by lou2ser

World's First Amphibious Ice Cream Van Just spotted this video on Youtube.It's a commercial for Cad...

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June 08, 2011, 01:14:23 PM
by Dave Hughes

AMONG MY SOUVENIRS In 1981 as part of the celebration for the 150 anniversary o...

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March 02, 2014, 05:59:50 AM
by Mechanic

NZ Printing Museum theft Unfortunately Linotype metal is in demand to make bullet pro...

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August 04, 2010, 11:31:12 PM
by Mechanic

The Lachlander newspaper Condobolin, New South Wales a town with a population of arou...

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January 03, 2012, 01:13:27 AM
by Mechanic

Unusual Typographic Technique from 1875 Yes, the subject of Monotype Portraits has been covered on t...

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February 21, 2018, 08:23:16 PM
by Dave Hughes

Project Gutenberg My son was thinking of buying his wife a Kindle for Christma...

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January 03, 2010, 11:13:13 PM
by Mechanic

Newspaper Floods The Daily Advertiser in Wagga Wagga, where I served my appre...

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February 03, 2009, 06:25:41 AM
by Mechanic

BACK TO THE FUTURE I wont be around to see if my predictions come true.

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January 03, 2015, 05:59:50 AM
by Mechanic

Can you think of a caption? A couple of thoughts"If that Dam Yankee scrap dealer comes n...

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November 06, 2011, 01:36:20 AM
by Mechanic

Council Going Mad? Absolutely, George!Incredible that you managed to find out m...

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July 10, 2009, 12:13:56 PM
by Dave Hughes

Farewell, Etaoin Shrdlu (1980) Apologies for the lack of video now.It would seem that the v...

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February 02, 2011, 08:38:13 PM
by Dave Hughes

German Video of a print shop operation William Amer emailed me the following:Mercedes made Glockner...

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January 06, 2018, 09:24:12 AM
by Dave Hughes

Another TYPE of Book Something different in the world of booksQuoteBook carver Ju...

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April 05, 2014, 08:00:32 AM
by Mechanic

Boy Wonder Quote from: Mechanic on September 23, 2013, 12:48:25 AMThis ...

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November 18, 2013, 01:03:00 AM
by listohan

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Revving your engine Thanks for the clarification Rob.I thought the pilot with th...

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September 02, 2011, 04:01:57 PM
by Dave Hughes

Breaking News I'd endorse that review. It's a great read and pulls few pun...

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May 04, 2014, 08:32:55 AM
by listohan

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Is this the oldest Cropper? It is at least 10 years older than the one that is being res...

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December 31, 2014, 05:21:13 AM
by Mechanic

Mystery Press Cannot read the writing on the manufacturers nameplate no ma...

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November 14, 2010, 01:58:38 AM
by Jeff Zilles [jeffo]

Not Only French A solid steel example of proof in the hand, as it were, of t...

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June 06, 2010, 10:30:17 PM
by Jeff Zilles [jeffo]

Printer's Devil I sound like I'm doing my bit for the York Tourist Board her...

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February 27, 2012, 10:21:54 PM
by Dave Hughes

News fit to print - hot-metal typesetting paper turns 100 Thanks, George. 100 years old now!There is, of course, an ar...

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March 06, 2010, 05:46:12 PM
by Dave Hughes