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Background imagePrinting Collection: Bulldog's head - 1950s printer's block

Bulldog's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Dog and cat - 1950s printer's block

Dog and cat - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Dog's head in profile - 1950s printer's block

Dog's head in profile - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Shaggy dog's head - 1950s printer's block

Shaggy dog's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Terrier dog's head - 1950s printer's block

Terrier dog's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Alsatian dog's head - 1950s printer's block

Alsatian dog's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Dog's head - 1950s printer's block

Dog's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Spaniel's head - 1950s printer's block

Spaniel's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Dog in profile - 1950s printer's block

Dog in profile - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Spaniel puppy - 1950s printer's block

Spaniel puppy - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Collie dog - 1950s printer's block

Collie dog - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Cat's head - 1950s printer's block

Cat's head - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Cat by a fire - 1950s printer's block

Cat by a fire - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: Alsatian dog - 1950s printer's block

Alsatian dog - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imagePrinting Collection: W. T. Baker & Co Advertisement

W. T. Baker & Co Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for W. T. Baker & Co. Ltd, specialists in engraving, printing and advert design. The image shows that of an elaborately dressed lady, making a grand arrival

Background imagePrinting Collection: R. Collie & Co Advertisement

R. Collie & Co Advertisement
An advertisement for R. Collie & Co. PTD, LTD, makers of printing inks for all processes, boasting the the best quality of inks. Date: circa 1922

Background imagePrinting Collection: Photographs of women at work, in traditionally male roles. With heading, Where Woman Wants To

Photographs of women at work, in traditionally male roles. With heading, Where Woman Wants To, She Can! The photographs captioned, Paris: Lady Billsticker, Leipsic: Girl Messenger

Background imagePrinting Collection: Ceylon Postcard

Ceylon Postcard
Mauve printing with integral Queen Victoria 2 cents stamp. Date: 1872

Background imagePrinting Collection: British Central Africa Protectorate Postcard

British Central Africa Protectorate Postcard
The Protectorate was established in 1889. The card is black and yellow printing on buff board with a printed half-penny stamp of two native figures. Date: 1895

Background imagePrinting Collection: First Bulgarian Postcard

First Bulgarian Postcard
The printing is pink on buff card. The heading is Union Postale Universelle Bulgarie with a Cyrillic form underneath. There is a printed 10c stamp. Date: 1879

Background imagePrinting Collection: British North Borneo Postcard

British North Borneo Postcard
Orange printing on buff board with a printed 1 cent stamp. At the top lh corner the card has a heraldic style logo. Date: 1881

Background imagePrinting Collection: Bosnia and Herzegovina Postcard

Bosnia and Herzegovina Postcard
The card is entitled Correspondez-Karte and the countries are identified as Dopisnica. It has light brown printing on dark buff board with a printed 2.25 Nov stamp. Date: 1879

Background imagePrinting Collection: The card that upset Ireland

The card that upset Ireland
This card headed Great Britain missed out Ireland which caused political uproar and was corrected and replaced from 1 October 1879. Brown printing on buff card

Background imagePrinting Collection: Larger version of the card that pleased Ireland

Larger version of the card that pleased Ireland
This larger card was introduced to accommodate the longer addresses needed for overseas post. Brown printing on buff card. Image printing unusually black. Date: 1 January 1883

Background imagePrinting Collection: The card that pleased Ireland

The card that pleased Ireland
This card for overseas mail replaced the one issued on 1 April (unfortunate date!) which had left Ireland off the title. It was posted from Hull to Magdeburg

Background imagePrinting Collection: The Anglo German Exhibition, Crystal Palace 1913

The Anglo German Exhibition, Crystal Palace 1913
Less than a year after this Anglo German Exhibition was held at the Crystal Palace, London. Great Britian was at war with Germany

Background imagePrinting Collection: Initial. Missal

Initial. Missal
Missal. Initial detail. Friar near death. Latin. Codex 9. 1524. Printing Rosenbach (Barcelona, Spain). Chapter Archive of Tortosa. Catalonia. Spain

Background imagePrinting Collection: Daily Worker building, 75 Farringdon Road, London

Daily Worker building, 75 Farringdon Road, London
The newly acquired Daily Worker building at 75 Farringdon Road, London, a former brushmakers warehouse. The newspaper's previous offices had been destroyed during the Blitz

Background imagePrinting Collection: POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). La calavera

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

Background imagePrinting Collection: Newspaper press linotype operator

Newspaper press linotype operator
A linotype operator in a newspaper printing room Date: 1960s

Background imagePrinting Collection: William Caxton, English merchant, diplomat, writer, printer

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

Background imagePrinting Collection: Female Factory Worker Heinz Zinram 1950s Printed

Female Factory Worker Heinz Zinram 1950s Printed
female, factory, worker, heinz, zinram, 1950s, printed, page, die, cutting, machine, printing, press, work, 50s, fifties, cut, machinery, industry, industrial, precision, history, historical, 10279922

Background imagePrinting Collection: Some of the modern linotype machines which set the type for The Daily Mail in Northcliffe House in

Some of the modern linotype machines which set the type for The Daily Mail in Northcliffe House in Kensington London. (Centre)

Background imagePrinting Collection: An old printer sits in an armchair contemplating the fact that modernisation has made him

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

Background imagePrinting Collection: Page (2 of 2 - see picture no. 13140287 for first part of article

Page (2 of 2 - see picture no. 13140287 for first part of article) reporting on the British calico-printing industry. Date: 1899

Background imagePrinting Collection: Page (1 of 2 - see picture no. 13140288) from The Illustrated London News reporting

Page (1 of 2 - see picture no. 13140288) from The Illustrated London News reporting on the British calico-printing industry. Date: 1899

Background imagePrinting Collection: Trades in Regency England: Spar ornaments, pottery

Trades in Regency England: Spar ornaments, pottery ware and salt refiner. Alabaster stone ornaments made in the Peak District on a mantlepiece 52, shop window with pottery from Etruria

Background imagePrinting Collection: Eye catching woman

Eye catching woman
The art print shop Hollerbaum & Schmidt, headquartered in Berlin, founded in 1894 (according to different data, 1889) became the leading poster printing company in Germany under its director Ernst

Background imagePrinting Collection: Print machine room

Print machine room
Part of an advertisement for a printing company

Background imagePrinting Collection: Typesetting room

Typesetting room
Part of an advertisement for a printing company. Date: 1927

Background imagePrinting Collection: Men reading documents

Men reading documents
Advertisement for long-established printers Konig & Ebhardt of Hanover. It was for a long time a printing technology leader that contributed significantly to the cityss reputation as a printing

Background imagePrinting Collection: Print room

Print room
Woodcut depicting typesetters at work, a printing machine and men hurrying away with printed copies. Date: 1925

Background imagePrinting Collection: Advert, Waterlows Patent Autographic Press

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

Background imagePrinting Collection: Advert, Waterlow & Sons, Patent Letter Copying Presses

Advert, Waterlow & Sons, Patent Letter Copying Presses, mahogany stands, stationery cases, etc. 1854

Background imagePrinting Collection: Patent letter-copying presses

Patent letter-copying presses. 1854

Background imagePrinting Collection: Phyllis Barron and her hand-block printing on stuffs

Phyllis Barron and her hand-block printing on stuffs
Phyllis Barron seen cutting her own hand blocks for printing fabrics. After leaving the Slade School, she began designing patterns for cretonne printers

Background imagePrinting Collection: Women working at the Victoria Press 1861

Women working at the Victoria Press 1861
Women and girls working as compositors under the supervision of a man at the Victoria Press printing office in Great Coram Street, London

Background imagePrinting Collection: William Caxton, English merchant, diplomat and writer

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



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