Many thanks to Andy from the Basel Paper Mill Museum for sending in these videos of their Koenig & Bauer Rollrenner Press VIII, dating from 1926, printing posters.
Feeding paper
Category: Location
Last Letterpress Newspaper in Australia
Graeme How spotted this article in an edition of the Australian trade magazine ProPrint. Visit their website here: www.proprint.com.au
TAKE A DRIVE up the scenic Waterfall Way from Bellingen, on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, towards the university city of Armidale, and when you start to breathe the cooler, fresh air at the top of the plateau you’ll find yourself in the snug town of Dorrigo.
Gisborne Museum, NZ
Graeme How sent in these pictures of a neglected Intertype and an old press from a recent visit to the Gisborne Museum of Technology and Transport in New Zealand.
Nodis Rapid Caster
THIS MACHINE was advertised in the November 1944 edition of The British Printer.
The text of the advertisement is as follows: “Type! A Worry? It isn’t to printers who have a Nodis Rapid Caster.
Damaged Miehle Press
TONY PRESTON sent in this photograph of a press, which he thinks was a Miehle, taken at the Government Printing Office, Perth, Western Australia in 1980.
Says Tony, “The damage is down to the machine minder leaving his quoin key on the bed of the machine, then pressing the start button.”
Rusholm Printers, York, 1959
Thanks to Tony Preston for sending in this slightly out of focus (but worth including) photo of Rusholmes Printers.
Tony Preston, who sent in the photograph said: “I’m a native of York and served my time as a hand compositor at Rusholme Printers who were originally in Market Street before moving to High Ousegate in 1956 or 7.
New Zealand, 1938
Graeme How spotted this photo whilst queuing at his local bank — and managed to get a copy to send in to Metal Type.
Many thanks to Metal Type stalwart Graeme How for sending in the above picture.
Provost News
Rich Holmes, who also provided the Linotype Model 8 Video has sent in these pictures of the Provost News, Provost, Alberta, Canada, including one of his father at the News Editor’s desk.
The old Miehle newspaper press that used to be used by the Provost News in Provost, Alberta Canada during weekly newspaper operations.
Rhinebeck Gazette
These very evocative pictures of the Rhinebeck Gazette in Rhinebeck, New York State, USA were recently offered for sale on eBay after being purchased from an auction of the estate of a member of the Strong family who owned and edited the paper. They were taken by Harry Coutant circa 1930.
Hampshire Chronicle, 1967
Steve Young sent in this pic and story of a charity event back in 1967.
WINCHESTER Chamber of Commerce organised a “Great Race” in the summer of 1967 as part of their Festival Week.