Printer Collection

Printing equipment at a German printer s
A flat-bed press and other printing equipment in a German printers workshop (Buchdruckerwerkstatte)

Shops at Caledonian Road, North London. Date: circa 1905

Johannes Gutenberg, German goldsmith and printer
Johannes Gutenberg (Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg), German goldsmith and printer. He invented mechanical movable type and thereby began a revolution in book printing

Graca & Cos stall - Hong Kong - important printers and vendors of postcards, stamps and stationary. Date: circa 1905

Music Hall, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Music Hall in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA, with shops on the ground floor. Date: circa 1911

Brochure cover, chocolate box designs
Brochure cover in blue, black and gold, chocolate box designs, Statue Series of box tops, Geo. H. Harrison & Sons, Statue Printing Works, Leeds, and Sentinel House, Southampton Row, London. Date: 1930

Specimens of type, Leadenhall Press, London
Specimens of type from The Leadenhall Press, Ltd, 50 Leadenhall Street, London EC. circa 1900

A Telewriter
A telewriter at Dollis Hill telephone exchange, London. Date: early 1930s

Mer-People and God
Merman and mermaid feature in the device of London printer John Rastell = a rare, maybe unique, instance of mer-people depicted as part of Gods creation

Lithographic printing-press 1876
Printer and his apprentice, putting on the ink on the pre-made etched stone. Date: 1876

Australian Pictorial Letterette pack cover
Souvenir of Adelaide - Australian Pictorial Letterette pack cover - J. B. Siddall, Printer - Bowman Arcade, Adelaide. Date: 1913

The Peacocks Skirt
An original, vintage, poster of The Peacock Skirt, an 1893 illustration by Aubrey Beardsley, published by Big O Posters Inc, in about 1969

Ancient printing office with people at work

POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). La calavera del editor popular Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (The calavera of popular editor Antonio Vanegas Arroyo)

William Caxton, English merchant, diplomat, writer, printer
William Caxton (c1415-1422--c1492), English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He is considered to be the first English person to work as a printer

E Matis, printers, Rue Nationale, Marchiennes, France, publishers of calendars and other items Date: early 20th century

An old printer sits in an armchair contemplating the fact that modernisation has made him redundant. An appropriate illustration for Printers Pie which was a charitable magazine published by The

Printers utensils
Advertisement for a tri-colour printer. Date: 1935

Advertisement for a Dresden printer, depicting city crests in Saxony. Date: circa 1930

Advert, Waterlows Patent Autographic Press
Advert, Waterlows Patent Improved Autographic Press or Portable Printing Machine for the counting house, office or library, by means of which every person may become his own printer. 1854

William Caxton, English merchant, diplomat and writer
William Caxton (c1422 - 1491), English merchant, diplomat, writer, printer and bookseller, thought to be the first person to introduce the printing press to England, in 1476

Chinese printing, Qing Dynasty. Printers workshop with engraved boards, paper sheets, printing ink, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

The Finishing Room, Black & White magazine. 1893

The Engraving Room, Black & White magazine. 1893

Printing machine at work, Black & White magazine. 1893

Pears Soap advertising hoardings, Holloway Road, London. 1893

One of the Machine Rooms, Black & White magazine. 1893

Insetting, Stitching and Cutting, Black & White magazine
Insetting, Stitching, Cutting, Black & White magazine. 1893

Engine Room, Black & White magazine. 1893

Advert, Mander Brothers, Wolverhampton, Letterpress Inks. 1893

A corner of the Composing Department. 1893

A corner of the Black Shop - The British Printer. 1893

Augustus Applegath and Edward Cowpers printing machine 1833
The invention of a steam powered rotary printing machine revolutionised the western world and opened large opportunities of mass distribution of books and news publications. 1833

Christmas Greetings paper bag, J W Dunn of Cheam
Christmas Greetings paper bag, J W Dunn, printer and stationer, of Malden Road, Cheam, Surrey. circa 1960

William Caxton checking a proof
The printer William Caxton checking a proof. Printed the first English illustrated book, the encyclopaedia The Myrrour of the worlde in 1481. Date: circa 1481

CAXTON AND HIS PRESS
The printer William Caxton checking a proof. Printed the first English illustrated book, the encyclopaedia The Myrrour of the worlde in 1481. Date: circa 1475

JOST AMMAN / BOOK PRINTING
Printing a book in Germany Date: 16th Century

Edward Cave (1691-1754). was an English printer, editor and publisher. He coined the term magazine for a periodical, founding The Gentlemans Magazine in 1731

The Times Printing House Square
Printing House Square was a London court in the City of London, so called from the former office of the Kings Printer which occupied the site

William Preston - Mason, Printer and writer on Freemasonry
William Preston (1742-1818) - Printer and writer on Freemasonry - partner of Andrew Strahan in 1804 and published illustrations of Masonry. Date: circa 1790s

Illegal Printing Press - Revolution of 1905 - Russia
The Revolution of 1905 in Russia - Illegal Printing Press in operation - The lookout issues a warning that the Tsarist Police are approaching

Printing press. 17th century
Printing press. Seventeenth century. Colored engraving of Gottfried Historical Chronicle. Frankfurt, 1619

Anne Bill Printers Wife
ANNE BILL, wife of John Bill the Kings printer - a splendid tribute to the lady. Date: 1588 - 1621

Hendrik Jacob Van Bashuysen
HENDRIK JACOB VAN BASHUYSEN (1679 - 1750) Dutch cleric, oriental scholar and printer. Date: circa 1710

Albion Printing Press
An Albion press by Hopkinson and Cope of Finsbury, London. A very well-made and popular press, still in use amongst artists and printers today. Date: 1851

Blitz in London -- Duke Street, Strand, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire crews at work with hosepipes in Duke Street, off the Strand, 17 April 1941. Date: 1941

Urban Gaubisch
URBAN GAUBISCH German printer Date: 1527 - 1612

William Caslon
WILLIAM CASLON Printer and type-founder. Date: 1692 - 1766

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