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Allied Newspapers 1930s/1940s Pamphlet

Allied Newspapers brochure

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Jas. Broadley Ltd., 1930s

Jas. Broadley & Co. 1930s

Many thanks to David Eaves for sending in these photographs, taken in the 1930s, of this commercial general print shop based in Accrington, Lancashire, UK.

David supplied this information on the company: “Jas. Broadley Ltd. were established in 1841 at Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington in North East Lancashire UK. Read the Full Article . . .

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Printing the Northland Age, 1962

Printing the Northland Age

Many thanks to Graeme How, from New Zealand for sending in this illustrated article.

Machinery In The Modern Printing Plant of the ‘Northland Age’ – Read the Full Article . . .

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Rochester, NY Newspapers

Linotype operator wearing shirt and tie

Many thanks to Bill Westland for sending in these great photographs. They were taken at the Rochester Times-Union and Rochester Democrat and Chronicle newspapers before computerisation.

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Farewell etaoin shrdlu

The date is Sunday, July 2, 1978, the last time that the New York Times was printed using hot metal.

David Loeb Weiss, then a proofreader and Carl Schlesinger a Linotype operator filmed and narrated this film to record the occasion. Read the Full Article . . .

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Brighton Argus (UK) 1990 – video

Don’t miss Brighton Argus 1973

We start with a look at the county of Sussex, which the newspaper serves. Read the Full Article . . .

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Brighton Argus (UK) 1973 – video

Don’t miss Brighton Argus 1990

The film starts with a look at Brighton sea front and other towns in the Brighton Argus circulation area, accompanied by the obligatory cheesy music recorded on a very stretchy tape. Read the Full Article . . .

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Last Hot Metal London Evening Standard

Frank Matthews
Frank Matthews, main display ad setter

Roy Brachet, a Linotype operator on the paper for 25 years, took these pictures on the day of the last hot metal edition of the London Evening Standard.

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Book Impositions

Book imposition chart

Dave Gladwell, who spent his printing days in large book publishing houses, sheds some light on large impsosition schemes, and more.

Said Dave: “Given to me when Composing apprentice at Billings of Guildford when I moved on to the “Stones” for tuition, now coming on to 60 years ago! Read the Full Article . . .

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Withy Grove, Manchester – 2

Paul Bailey setting the Telegraph TV guide
Paul Bailey setting the Telegraph TV guide.

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