{"id":333,"date":"2017-06-10T16:56:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T15:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/?page_id=333"},"modified":"2023-01-25T10:38:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T09:38:57","slug":"mcwhan-printers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/mcwhan-printers\/","title":{"rendered":"McWhan Printers"},"content":{"rendered":"

After more than 70 years the family business, McWhan Printers, Scabrborough, UK closed down early in 2007. Specialising in posters and magazines, the business remained fully letterpress to the end. Ken McWhan used Metal Type Classifieds to try and find new homes for the equipment on these pages \u2014 many thanks to the people who were able to help him out.<\/p>\n

\"Linotype<\/a>
Linotype Model 48.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Linotype<\/a>
Linotype Model 48 used for spares.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Bremner<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Bremner<\/a>
Bremner 40X30 hand-fed flat-bed press.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Heidelberg<\/a>
Heidelberg 10X15 Platen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Guillotine\"<\/a>
J Crompton Guillotine, dating from 1863, with 34 inch blade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Type\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Large<\/a>
A huge amount of wooden poster type and large foundry type.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Adana<\/a>
Adana Automatic Thermographic Machine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Linotype<\/a>
Linotype Saw.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lihit<\/a>
Lihit Paper Drill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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