Printing Press

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We indulge in the backpacking diversion of bookmark printing.

Historic printing press equipment in the medieval Chetham’s Library, Manchester, believed to be the oldest English public library in the world.

Flash photography was not permitted and a tripod would have been intrusive to others, so a conventional camera was a non-starter for this and many other photos on this occasion. However, my smartphone came to the rescue and performed well.

ICT diehards meet Print

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Printing press, New Harmony IN

Preset Style = Luminous

Format = 10" (Giant)

Format Margin = Small

Format Border = Sm. Rounded

Drawing = #2 Pencil

Drawing Weight = Medium

Drawing Detail = Medium

Paint = High Contrast

Paint Lightness = Normal

Paint Intensity = Less

Water = Cherenkov Blue

Water Edges = Medium

Water Bleed = Average

Brush = Fine Detail

Brush Focus = Everything

Brush Spacing = Wide

Paper = Watercolor

Paper Texture = Medium

Paper Shading = Light

Options Faces = Enhance Faces

printing press at the british library

Newsprint is loaded onto the printing press and ready to begin production.

Mechanism inside Ryobi 3302 press

We moved into our new workshop at the start of 2022. We’ve added some more type to it now, but it’s nice to look back a year later!

Credit: InOldNews

Date: September 9, 2025

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Description: Printing press process for a national newspaper in Liberia. The process involves preparing metal plates, which are then put in a printing press. The press prints one color at a time.

St Dominic's Press printing press

Taken at the special weekend presentation at Federal Hall for the Partners in Preservation Committee.

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Portuguese-time books available at the Government Printing Press.

1930s?

Printing Press