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Posted by printsmurf
 - December 20, 2024, 10:58:51 AM
Reliable Poultry Journal     1918    Printing press appears on a postcard advertising the Reliable Poultry Journal Publishing Company of Quincy, Illinois


Posted by printsmurf
 - December 19, 2024, 11:06:39 AM
Photo Postcard    Linotype    Dating from early 1900s



Dated 1922


Posted by printsmurf
 - December 18, 2024, 11:10:02 AM
South Hackensack NJ-New Jersey    Linotype Parts Company Factory Building Postcard.
Late 40's/early 50's?  judging by the cars?

Posted by printsmurf
 - December 11, 2024, 12:17:00 PM
Caxton showing a first printing of his press to King Edward IV

[Daniel Maclise – 1851]




Posted by printsmurf
 - December 10, 2024, 11:17:06 AM
French postcard from 1904

In a series of postcards 'Writing Through the Ages'  Number 9 was William Caxton


Posted by printsmurf
 - December 07, 2024, 01:07:39 PM
Pin badge     A Senefelder  NALC

Measures about 5/8" in height and about 3/8" in width. Screw back.
Bust of A. Senefelder N. A. L. C.




Posted by printsmurf
 - November 30, 2024, 11:44:28 AM
Cinderella stamp from Liepzig 1914      This may be associated with the BUGRA Exhibition taking place in Liepzig in 1914

Sondergruppe Der Frau = Special Women's Group

Posted by printsmurf
 - November 29, 2024, 02:39:05 PM
ADVERTISING STICK PIN      MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE CO.   C.1900


Posted by printsmurf
 - November 25, 2024, 11:37:11 AM
The Alembert Educational and Professional Training Centre, was located in Montévrain, Paris. Originally a penitentiary centre in 1848, then transformed into a vocational school in 1882, the Alembert school trained in the trades of printing, typography, clichés (stereomaking) among other trades

Posted by printsmurf
 - November 24, 2024, 03:32:42 PM
Oeuvre de Don Bosco Ecole professionnelle  Liège    1902 machines


Posted by printsmurf
 - November 24, 2024, 03:19:12 PM
The Salesian Vocational School in Tokyo





In 1935, the first printing and sewing courses were also established at this technical school.
Posted by printsmurf
 - November 19, 2024, 01:30:21 PM
Token - Paul Dupont lithography bookstore printing



Obverse
Joined busts of Johannes Gutenberg and Aloys Senefelder.

Lettering:
GUTTEMBERG. 1436 SENEFELDER. 1796
MONTAGNY .F

Reverse
The letters P and D within a wreath formed by an oak branch and a laurel branch.

Lettering:
PRINTING BOOKSTORE LITHOGRAPHY
PD
PAUL DUPONT ET CIE




Posted by printsmurf
 - November 19, 2024, 01:20:05 PM
Medal - The centenary of Muharram Industrial Printing Press     1985



Obverse
A drawing of the company building.

Lettering:
Moharrem Press
1885 1985
EGYPT
ALEXANDERIA

Reverse
Moharrem Press Logo.

Lettering:
العيد المئوى
شركة مطابع محرم الصناعية
تأسست عام ١٨٨٥

Translation:
Centennial
Muharram Industrial Printing Press
Founded in 1885
Posted by printsmurf
 - November 12, 2024, 02:26:32 PM
Liebig card from a series titled 'Histoire de nos provinces-  Anvers'   (History of our provinces -  Anvers)             Issued in 1951
Number four in the set was 'les archiducs Albert et Isabelle chez Jean Moretus (1599)'        (the Archdukes Albert and Isabella at Jean Moretus' (1599))


Posted by printsmurf
 - November 12, 2024, 01:51:22 PM
Liebig card from a series titled 'Bevordering Van De Arbeid Door Grote Belgen' (Promotion of work by Great Belgians)     Issued in 1958

The first card in the set was Dirk Martens



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