Movable Type

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Postcard from 1908   Statue d'Ambroise-Firmin Didot, Membre de l'Institut



The wording on the front states that the statue was erected by public subscription on 25 September 1890

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Fritz Homann AG, Dissen    Series 'Druckgewerbe' (Printing) series of 10 cards from 1931 given with TEUTA MARGARINE

Cards 3,4 & 5 are of interest

Card 3 - Typecaster  (I love the Gutenberg portrait on the wall behind him)



Number 4 - Typesetter (Compositor)



Number 5 - Typecasting keyboard

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Issued on 9 December 2005 to commemorate the first book printed with movable type in 1377, called the Jikjisimcheyojeol                  (South Korea)