New Zealand School of Printing, 1971

New Zealand Trade School of Printing
New Zealand Trade School of Printing.

Many thanks to Graeme How for sending these pictures in. Said Graeme: “I found these photos I captured while attending the New Zealand School of Printing at Orekei, Auckland, New Zealand, the year being 1971.

“All letterpress apprentice Printers had to attend the school once a year for two weeks during the first three years of their apprenticeship. Read the Full Article . . .

1898 Indentures

Indenture document from 1891
The Indenture document of Joseph Henry Davis (b1884) who began a 6 year apprenticeship with John White of Sugar Loaf Court, Garlick Hill, London in 1898, aged 14 years.

Many thanks to Chris Greenhill for sending in details of his grandfather’s long career in the print industry, along with his Indenture document, which was signed in 1898.

Chris says: “I gleaned the following from my grandfather’s last surviving daughter, my aunt. Read the Full Article . . .