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The poster "This is a Printing Office" was written and designed by Beatrice Warde in the 1930s with the excuse of showing Perpetua by Eric Gill. Since then this inspiring text has graced many printers around the world.



In Gaelic




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A series showing how a heliogravure image is made using four colours









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Four Senefelder cards from c1890 overprinted for various stores










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Tengelmann Kaffee card dating from the mid 1930's
I have no information on the back of the card



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1887    Lone Jack Cigarettes    Inventors and Inventions

 

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I have put this post here as opposed to the paper making and movable type threads as it encompasses both disciplines as well as others.

The World's First "One Man Book"

In 1915-1916 Wiliam Joseph "Dard" Hunter, having made his own paper by hand in his own paper mill, cut his own punches to create his own typeface, cast his own type, printed on his own hand press in Marlborough, New York, 250 copies of The Etching of Figures by William Aspenwall Bradley. Because Hunter was the first person in history to single-handedly create all the elements of the book from the paper to the type to the printing, this work has been called the world's first "one man book."




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Printing Exhibition in Aelst. Cinderella stamp from June 1911 for the exhibition (slight bit of mis-register on the yellow). The statue depicted is that of Dirk Martens (or Thierry Martens) (1446-1534) who set up his printing workshop in Aalst. He is Belgium's first printer.



The actual Bronze statue inaugurated on July 6, 1856.



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Cinderella stamp from Denmark from 1950. H. Meyers (Printing) of Copenhagen
Inverted W used as an M in logo



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BUGRA was the abbreviation for the 1914 International Exhibition for the Book Trade and Graphics which was held in Leipzig.

Advertising stamp of the Book Bindery



From the same era, two more advertising stamps



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I have posted LEGO® in the Gutenberg thread and @Dave Hughes has posted LEGO® in the Linotype Chat thread.
Two more




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Dirk Martens (or Thierry Martens) (1446-1534) who set up his printing workshop in Aalst. He is Belgium's first printer.

Beer mat from 1973



Coffee liqueur Dirk Martens
A coffee liqueur prepared with grain jenever, sugar and selected coffee extracts. Serve hot or cold, and also suitable for use in cocktails.



Young jenever Dirk Martens
A double malt wine with the distinctive taste of juniper berries and grain alcohol provides a soft drink, slightly tingling on the tongue. 



Old jenever Dirk Martens
Malt wine from rye and malt, distilled a second time over herbs and aged in barrels forms the basis of this classic jenever. Beautiful golden yellow in colour, an intense aroma of grain and a spicy aftertaste.



Cornwine Dirk Martens
Triple-fired malt wine from rye and malt, the last time with the addition of spices, after which it matures in barrels for 3 years. Golden yellow colour, intense aromas of grain, spices and wood, and a phenomenal aftertaste.



Lemon Jenever Dirk Martens
Young jenever with fresh lemon juice, fruit pulp and sugar.



Strawberry/Raspberry jenever Dirk Martens
A young jenever with fresh juice of strawberries and raspberries and sugar.



Melon jenever Dirk Martens
Young jenever with fresh juice from ripe cavaillons and sugar.



Berry jenever Dirk Martens
Young jenever with fresh juice of red berries and sugar.



Apple jenever Dirk Martens
Young jenever with fresh apple juice and sugar.



Passion fruit jenever Dirk Martens
Young jenever with fresh passion fruit juice and passion fruit pulp.




Elixir Dirk Martens dessert and table liqueur - Distillerie St Anne in Aalst



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Sugar Packet for the American Revolution Bicentennial - Benjamin Franklin



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Advertising stamp issued on 2 July 1916 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Hudson Printing Co.



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Early 1900s postcard     Toledo Blade Newspaper Big Printing Press





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