Humphries Collection

Typesetter at work
A compositor at a the Lund Humphries print works places a small type glyph on a forme rack, finishing a page of imposing surface text prior to inking and printing. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Amen Corner
Pencil drawing of Amen Corner in London, showing a front on view of Percy Lund Humphries, a publishing company, through a wide archway. Date: circa 1930

Advert for Humphries & Co. Bakers, Cheap Street, Bath Date: 1902

Dame Edna Everage and Larry Hagman on a chat show
Comic personality, Melbourne housewife and superstar (or gigastar) Dame Edna Everage (played by the Australian comedian Barry Humphries, b 1934) with the American actor Larry Hagman (b 1931)

Cinderella, Adelphi Theatre, London, Christmas pantomime with Phyllis Dare in the title role, Carrie Moore as the Prince, Dan Rolyat as the Baron, John Humphries as the Baroness

London Nights - at the Cafe Anglais by Hynes
Rex Evans at the CafÚáünglais, playing the piano and singing. M. Poulsen, who ran the club, is seen standing on the left, while his co-directors, Capt. Robin Humphries and Mrs

Mendoza and Humphries in a boxing match. 1788

Daniel Mendoza and Richard Humphries in boxing match
Daniel Mendoza and Richard Humphries in a boxing match

Monotype keyboard operator at a printing works
Monotype Keyboards at the Lund Humphries Printing Works. The operators readily surmount the problems posed by complicated mathmatical formulae or even composition in Arabic or Hebrew

Amy Johnson with her mascots and engineer Jack Humphries before leaving Hull to fly to Croydon and the first leg of her trip to Australia, 1930. Date: 1930

See-Saw by Arthur E Eliot
Promotional postcard for See-Saw by Arthur E. Eliot and others, edited by R. C. Carton; music Ivor Novello and others. First produced at the Comedy Theatre, 14th December 1916

Surface Plate being developed
A surface plate being developed in the Replika Department of the Lund Humphries Printing Works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Binding Machines in Operation
Binding machines in operation at the Lund Humphries Printing Works. Automatic Feeders in the Binder supply sections to the endless chain of a wire-stitching machine. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Retoucher working on a colour separation positive
A Retoucher working on a colour separation positive at the Lund Humphries Printing Works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Operating a Vertical Projector
The Head of the offset-deep process Department at the Lund Humphries Printing works, operating a vertical projector. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Operating the Velox Plate-Graining Machine at the Lund Humphries Printing Works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Lifting a proof off a large forme at the Lund Humphries Printing Works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Composing and Retouching at printing works
Composing and Retouching Studio at the Lund Humphries Printing works in Bradford. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

The Monotype Caster Room at a Printing Works
The Monotype Caster Room at the Lund Humphries Printing Works. The Gentleman holding the clipboard is recording the results of a production time study. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: late 1950s

Large Offset-Litho printing machine
The large Offset-Litho two-colour printing machine (a Roland-Ultra) preparing to run at the Lund Humpries Printing Works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Minder of a two-colour Letterpress Machine
The Minder of a quad medium two-colour Letterpress Machine checks his sheet into the grippers at the Lund Humphries Printing Works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Hand Compositor receiving spacing materials
Reserve supplies of spacing material are brought to the hand compositor so that his time is not wasted in journeys to the store at the Lund Humphries Printing Works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Compositor and ranks of Chinese Types
The Head Compositor and ranks of Chinese Types at the Lund Humphries Printing Works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Vertical Projector at a print works
A technician uses a vertical projector at Lund Humphries printing firm. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1950s

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