70-year-old Hong Kong Printing Shop - video
Here's an update on this video story that appeared on the site last year: One of Hong Kong's last Letterpress Printers - Yam Wai-sang has decided to keep his print shop running as a kind of letterpress museum:
Ludlow Typograph - video
Here's a video showing how the Ludlow Typograph operates. I'm sure plenty of these machines are still running today, but we haven't seen much of them on this site.
Re: Johannes Gutenberg
An exhibition was planned for 1940 to celebrate the invention of printing. The event was to take place in Leipzig, a centre of book production and the Reich's "fair city" (Reichsmessestadt). The exhibition was planned as a large-scale international event, whose aim was not only to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Johannes Gutenberg's invention but also to propagate the achievements of National Socialist Germany.
Fleet Street newspaper compositor Dave Bowles managed to keep hold of most of his collection of union membership cards (which were issued annually). Dating from 1945 to 1993 this unique collection showcases some great typography.
