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Troy type drawings by William Morris

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Troy type drawings by William Morris - Troy.jpg

The original drawings of Troy type by William Morris - in the Huntington Library

Peiffer press catalogue cover, 1934

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Peiffer press catalogue cover, 1934 - PeifferPresscataloguecover.jpg

Peiffer press catalogue page, 1934

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Peiffer press catalogue page, 1934 - PeifferPresspageA.jpg

Peiffer press catalogue page, 1934

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Peiffer press catalogue page, 1934 - PeifferPresspageB.jpg

Christmas card set in 12 pt. Caxton Black

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Christmas card set in 12 pt. Caxton Black - 12ptCaxtonBlack.jpg

beer coaster

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beer coaster - Ultimatebeercoaster.jpg

Printed by Hans G. Raaf, Germany

restored Golding Official press

sos22 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:00:39 MDT

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restored Golding Official press - restoredGoldingOfficial.jpg

restored by Herr Hans G. Raaf, in Germany

William H. Golding card

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William H. Golding card - WilliamHGoldingcard.jpg

Vincent & James Figgins card

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Vincent & James Figgins card - VincentJamesFigginscard.jpg

V. & J. Figgins Letter Founders card

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V. & J. Figgins Letter Founders card - VJFigginscard.jpg

S. O. Saxe card

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S. O. Saxe card - SOSaxecard.jpg

Hagar Type Founders card

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Hagar Type Founders card - HagarTypeFounderscard.jpg

Victorian-era ink eraser

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Victorian-era ink eraser - eraser.jpg

BrassCircle001.jpg

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BrassCircle001.jpg

PressmansIndenture1866.jpg

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PressmansIndenture1866.jpg

Apprentice indenture for Compositor, London, 1866

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Apprentice indenture for Compositor, London, 1866 - CompositorsIndenture1866.jpg

International Typographic Union card, 1925

sos22 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:56:53 MDT

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International Typographic Union card, 1925 - ITUcard1925.jpg

This was my mother's card when she worked as a copy editor at Etude Magazine in 1925.

Columbian Rotary, ca. 1878 to 1891, made by Curtis & Mitchell of Boston

sos22 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:40:19 MDT

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Columbian Rotary, ca. 1878 to 1891, made by Curtis & Mitchell of Boston - ColumbianRotaryca1878to1891.jpg

Standard Press. made by Cleveland Type Foundry, 1895

sos22 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:09:04 MDT

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Standard Press. made by Cleveland Type Foundry, 1895 - StandardPress-1.jpg

another predecessor of the Pilot Press

Old Style Pilot Press, 1897

sos22 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:07:29 MDT

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Old Style Pilot Press, 1897 - Pilot-OldStyle-1.jpg

Columbian table top press, made by Curtis & Mitchell, Boston 1886

sos22 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:03:49 MDT

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Columbian table top press, made by Curtis & Mitchell, Boston 1886 - Columbiantabletoppress-1886.jpg

Hamlet, Fourth Folio

sos22 — Mon, 4 May 2009 21:19:32 MDT

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Hamlet, Fourth Folio - FourthFoliotypo.jpg

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1830

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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1830 - Vauxhall1830A.jpg

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, ca. 1830 playbill

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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, ca. 1830 playbill - Vauxhall1830B.jpg

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1830

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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1830 - Vauxhall1830C.jpg

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, Sept. 1831

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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, Sept. 1831 - Vauxhall1831.jpg

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1832 playbill

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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1832 playbill - Vauxhall1832.jpg

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1833 playbill

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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1833 playbill - Vauxhall1833A.jpg

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1833 playbill

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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1833 playbill - Vauxhall1833B.jpg

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1833

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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1833 - Vauxhall1833C.jpg

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1836 playbill

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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1836 playbill - Vauxhall1836.jpg

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1858 playbill

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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, 1858 playbill - Vauxhall1858.jpg

3-ring binder storage

sos22 — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:24:11 MDT

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3-ring binder storage - binderstorageC-1.jpg

empty gauge pin holder - 2" x 3"

sos22 — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:58:31 MDT

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empty gauge pin holder - 2" x 3" - Gaugepinholder-empty.jpg

Cast iron gauge pin holders

sos22 — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:58:27 MDT

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Cast iron gauge pin holders - Gaugepinholders.jpg

15 point Ronaldson Old Style

sos22 — Sun, 4 Jan 2009 21:04:47 MST

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15 point Ronaldson Old Style - BeelerMSJRonaldson15pointdesignerKa.jpg

Horizontal_Press-1.jpg

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Horizontal_Press-1.jpg

Young America press, ca. 1885

sos22 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:53:59 MST

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Young America press, ca. 1885 - YoungAmericapressca1885.jpg

Another view of quarter cases holding spacing

sos22 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:22:51 MDT

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Another view of quarter cases holding spacing - Quartercasesforspacing2.jpg

I had to add quarter cases for 17 and 21 point spacing made in the 19th century before the point system.

Quarter cases for spacing material

sos22 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:22:47 MDT

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Quarter cases for spacing material - Quartercasesforspacing.jpg

These quarter cases for spacing material were devised and built by Arthur Rushmore for his Golden Hind Press, in 1927.

leaf from the Eliot Indian Bible, Cambridge, Mass., 1663

sos22 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:50:06 MDT

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leaf from the Eliot Indian Bible, Cambridge, Mass., 1663 - EliotIndianBible-1.jpg

Printed by Samuel Green, Marmaduke Johnson,and James Printer, a Nipmuc Indian and student at Harvard. Translated into the Algonquian language by John Eliot.

Leaf from second edition of Canterbury Tales, printed by Caxton in 1484

sos22 — Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:56:00 MDT

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Leaf from second edition of Canterbury Tales, printed by Caxton in 1484 - CaxtonChaucer.jpg

Safety Guard on Pearl 11

sos22 — Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:32:49 MDT

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Safety Guard on Pearl 11 - safetycurtain3-1.jpg

Safety Guard on Pearl 11

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Safety Guard on Pearl 11 - safetycurtain2.jpg

Durer's drawing of a printing press, 1511

sos22 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:08:33 MDT

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Durer's drawing of a printing press, 1511 - Durerpressdrawing-1.jpg

The background has been removed and contrast heightened.

The Papermaker, 1563

sos22 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:23:26 MDT

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The Papermaker, 1563 - PapermakingJostAmman1563.jpg

One of Jost Amman's depictions of trades

Lyons printing office, 1499

sos22 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:23:17 MDT

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Lyons printing office, 1499 - LyonsPrintingOffice1499.jpg

Earliest depiction of a printing press, from the Lyons "Dance of Death."

Jodocus Badius printing office, 1520

sos22 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:23:11 MDT

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Jodocus Badius printing office, 1520 - BadiusPrintingOffice1520.jpg

From his printer's mark

The two kinds of Pearl presses

sos22 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:55:26 MDT

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The two kinds of Pearl presses - OldStyleandImprovedPearls.jpg

Sider-by-side comparison of Pearl presses, from the ATF Printing Machinery Catalogue of 1897

Roller hooks - Golding Pearl 11

sos22 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:13:01 MDT

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Roller hooks - Golding Pearl 11 - Goldingrollerhooks.jpg

Hoyt Script, designed by James West, patented Feb. 20, 1883. Cast by the Cleveland Type Foundry

sos22 — Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:15:20 MDT

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Hoyt Script, designed by James West, patented Feb. 20, 1883. Cast by the Cleveland Type Foundry - HoytScript.jpg

"Italian" typeface, 1824

sos22 — Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:44:45 MDT

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"Italian" typeface, 1824 - Italian005.jpg

Typeface shown by Hansard in his Typographia, 1825

Setting rules

sos22 — Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:55:48 MDT

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Setting rules - Settingrules.jpg

Boxed sets of compositor's setting/composing rules, ca 1890

Leaf from the Eliot Indian Bible, 1663

sos22 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:52:08 MDT

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Leaf from the Eliot Indian Bible, 1663 - EliotIndianBible.jpg

Leaf from the Eliot Indian Bible, printed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at Harvard College, in 1663. The printers were Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson. The leaf measures 14.5 mm wide x 19 mm deep (5-3/4" x 7-1/2")

Cylinder and common bellows, from ATF 1905 equipment catalogue

sos22 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:51:33 MDT

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Cylinder and common bellows, from ATF 1905 equipment catalogue - Bellows.jpg

Cylinder bellows

sos22 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:48:45 MDT

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Cylinder bellows - Cylinderbellows.jpg

Dave Churchman (center) auctioning an item at the APA Wayzgoose, 2008; Dave Peat at the left

sos22 — Sun, 8 Jun 2008 17:46:20 MDT

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Dave Churchman (center) auctioning an item at the APA Wayzgoose, 2008; Dave Peat at the left - DaveChurchmanDavePeat-auction.jpg

Some tabletop presses for sale at the APA Wayzgoose, 2008. I almost bought the Golding Official No. 3 (5 x 7-1/2") for $150, but decided that I really didn't need it.

sos22 — Sun, 8 Jun 2008 17:46:15 MDT

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Some tabletop presses for sale at the APA Wayzgoose, 2008. I almost bought the Golding Official No. 3 (5 x 7-1/2") for $150, but decided that I really didn't need it. - WayzgoosePressesforsale.jpg

A row of four Pilor Presses for sale at Letterpress Things

sos22 — Sun, 8 Jun 2008 17:46:11 MDT

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A row of four Pilor Presses for sale at Letterpress Things - BarrettPilotPresses.jpg

BarrettPresses05.jpg

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Kelesey & Golding Offical presses for sale at Letterpress Things

sos22 — Sun, 8 Jun 2008 17:46:01 MDT

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Kelesey & Golding Offical presses for sale at Letterpress Things - BarrettPresses04.jpg

More platen jobbers for sale at Letterpress Things

sos22 — Sun, 8 Jun 2008 17:45:55 MDT

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More platen jobbers for sale at Letterpress Things - BarrettPresses03.jpg

Platen Jobbers for sale at Letterpress Things; John Barrett, owner, in the blue shirt

sos22 — Sun, 8 Jun 2008 17:45:50 MDT

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Platen Jobbers for sale at Letterpress Things; John Barrett, owner, in the blue shirt - BarrettPresses02.jpg

Row of presses for sale at Letterpress Things

sos22 — Sun, 8 Jun 2008 17:45:43 MDT

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Row of presses for sale at Letterpress Things - BarrettPresses01.jpg

Ottmar Mergenthaler, ca.1898

sos22 — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:37:54 MDT

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Ottmar Mergenthaler, ca.1898 - Ottmar.jpg

Homemade left-handed composing stick

sos22 — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:16:14 MDT

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Homemade left-handed composing stick - Left-handedcomposingstick.jpg

(top) Homemade left-handed composing stick, found in a bin with other composing sticks, at Turnbaugh Service, in Pennsylvania (bottom) Barnhart Brothers and Spindler metal line gauge

Printers' tweezers

sos22 — Tue, 6 May 2008 14:28:25 MDT

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Printers' tweezers - Printerstweezers.jpg

From the 1897 ATF printing equipment catalogue

1511 drawing by Durer of a hand press

sos22 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:40:49 MDT

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1511 drawing by Durer of a hand press - Durerpressdrawing.jpg

Moxonillustrationofsheepsfoot.jpg

sos22 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:40:35 MDT

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Moxonillustrationofsheepsfoot.jpg

New Style C&P Pilot Press

sos22 — Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:40:08 MDT

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New Style C&P Pilot Press - PilotPressPartsList.jpg

JohnTWhitespecimentitlepage1849.jpg

sos22 — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:16:29 MST

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JohnTWhitespecimentitlepage1849.jpg

Kelsey Victor, from 1931 catalogue

sos22 — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:24:11 MST

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Kelsey Victor, from 1931 catalogue - KelseyVictor-earlymodel.jpg

Kelsey Victor, from 1975 catalogue

sos22 — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:24:09 MST

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Kelsey Victor, from 1975 catalogue - KelseyVictor-latermodel.jpg

Master press

sos22 — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:21:09 MST

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Master press - Masterpress.jpg

Bronzing brush - bottom

sos22 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:32:39 MST

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Bronzing brush - bottom - Bronzingbrush_C.jpg

Bronzing brush - powder release mechanism

sos22 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:32:38 MST

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Bronzing brush - powder release mechanism - Bronzingbrush_B.jpg

Bronzing brush - lid removed

sos22 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:32:37 MST

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Bronzing brush - lid removed - Bronzingbrush_A.jpg

Samson Press, from Jos. Watson catalogue, 1888

sos22 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:22:37 MST

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Samson Press, from Jos. Watson catalogue, 1888 - SamsonPress.jpg

ChromaticWoodType_06-1.jpg

sos22 — Fri, 4 Jan 2008 18:56:59 MST

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ChromaticWoodType_07-1.jpg

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ChromaticWoodType_05.jpg

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ChromaticWoodType_01.jpg

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Amateur Printing: Hail Columbia advertisement

sos22 — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:25:56 MST

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Amateur Printing: Hail Columbia advertisement - HailColumbia002.jpg

Amateur Newspaper edited and published by William Gillette, who later became famous portraying Sherlock Holmes on the stage.

Amateur Printing: Hail Columbia

sos22 — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:17:24 MST

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Amateur Printing: Hail Columbia - HailColumbia.jpg

Amateur journal printed by 14-year old William H. Gillette of Hartford, Connecticut - later to become famous as an actor playing Sherlock Holmes on the stage

The Bounding Billow Vol.I No. 5

sos22 — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:14:25 MST

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The Bounding Billow Vol.I No. 5 - TheBoundingBillow.jpg

Printed by sailors on board the USFS Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flagship at the Battle of Manila Bay. I believe the 1/4 cent revenue stamp depicts the Olympia.

Just before takeoff - June 29, 1909

sos22 — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:56:14 MST

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Just before takeoff - June 29, 1909 - PrintinginaBalloon.jpg

Just before takeoff in the gas balloon Hoosier - June 29, 1909.

Printing on a train in Nebraska, 1878

sos22 — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:51:04 MST

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Printing on a train in Nebraska, 1878 - PrintingonaTrain.jpg

Illustration from Leslie's Illustrated, Feb. 16, 1878, showing a group of newspaper editors on an outing, printing a newspaper on an Adams Cottage Press on a train. Note the compositors at work on the right side of the aisle.

Trans-Continental, Vol. I, No. 1, printed in 1870 on the first transcontinental railroad train

sos22 — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:36:09 MST

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Trans-Continental, Vol. I, No. 1, printed in 1870 on the first transcontinental railroad train - Trans-Continental_Vol_I_No_1.jpg

Solar-powered press, 1882, demonstrated in the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris. The concave mirror heated water in a steam boiler, which provided 2/5 horsepower to the Marioni press.

sos22 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:20:11 MST

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Solar-powered press, 1882, demonstrated in the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris. The concave mirror heated water in a steam boiler, which provided 2/5 horsepower to the Marioni press. - Solar_Powered_Press_001.jpg

ATF type gauge and illustration from DeVinne's Plain Printing Types

sos22 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:18:36 MST

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ATF type gauge and illustration from DeVinne's Plain Printing Types - ATFtypegauge2.jpg

ATF typefounder's gauge

sos22 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:52:34 MST

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ATF typefounder's gauge - ATFgauge.jpg

My Beloved Tape Dispenser

sos22 — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:23:05 MST

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My Beloved Tape Dispenser - MyBelovedTapeDispenser.jpg

Bruce Pivotal Caster at Boston Type Foundry, 1879

sos22 — Fri, 9 Nov 2007 05:33:13 MST

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Bruce Pivotal Caster at Boston Type Foundry, 1879 - Bruce_caster_operation001.jpg

Bruce 1869 Specimen Book

sos22 — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:58:43 MDT

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Bruce 1869 Specimen Book - Bruce_specimen_1869.jpg

Invention of Printing text

sos22 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:50:07 MDT

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Invention of Printing text - Bruce_specimen_1882_001.jpg

Bruce display types

sos22 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:48:04 MDT

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Bruce display types - Bruce_specimen_1882.jpg

Adana Flatbed Prototype?

sos22 — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:16:00 MDT

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Adana Flatbed Prototype? - Horizontal_Press.jpg