Yesterday’s Technology . . . Today!
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Over the years, many short stories have been written about the printing industry. If there are any you know of that aren’t listed here, please let me know in the Comments.
Many thanks to Mike Wilson, from Yorkshire in the UK, for sending in this story.
Says Mike:
Many thanks to Mike Wilson, from Yorkshire in the UK, for sending in this story.
Says Mike:
Many Thanks to Mike Wilson, from Yorkshire in the UK, for sending in this story.
Says Mike: “One day, late in my career, I was production manager at Driffield Times. I now realise that I was not a very able manager, much preferring to be a keyboard operator.
Many thanks to Mike Wilson, from Yorkshire in the UK, for sending in this story.
Says Mike: “After I had officially retired, I occasionally typeset material for local printers as I had a Macintosh computer at home.
William Amer sent in this video of his letterpress print shop, that was selected for the Sydney Film Festival, 2015.
Says William: “My claim to fame is that since 2009, there is finally a printer in the heritage village of Rockley, mid west NSW. And it is a Yorkshire born tradesman that’s done it. My wife’s historical research tells us that I am the only one, ever!
This story is taken from Fleet Street journalist Roy Greenslade’s book “Press Gang: How Newspapers Make Profits From Propaganda.”
It tells the story of Rupert Murdoch’s move to Wapping through the eyes of a journalist who made the move.
Many thanks to George Hamilton from Vienna, Austria for sending in this story.
I WAS in Bad Ischl (Austria) a week ago, sought out an antiquarian bookstore for anything on printing and was told by the prop that there was nothing, but on the way out I looked down and under a stack of stuff there was a case of what appeared to be wood type.
Printers Tales is a compilation of over 30 stories, from various authors, about the printing industry in the pre-digital age.
Terry Foster, a long time contributor to Metal Type, describes the uphill struggle he faces trying to get public backing for preserving letterpress machinery in New Zealand.
While the recent increase in public interest in letterpress printing is welcome, it would seem to be centered around the “craft and artisan” areas, not so much larger, more industrial equipment.
