Printer Collection

Drawings Prints, Print, Samson Lion, Dalziels Bible Gallery, Printer, Publisher
Drawings and Prints, Print, Samson and the Lion (Dalziels Bible Gallery), Printer, Publisher, Engraver, Artist, After, Camden Press, Scribner and Welford, Dalziel Brothers, Frederic, Lord Leighton

Gutenbergs printing press, 1450s
Gutenberg and Fust with the first printing press, Germany, 1450s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Advertising poster for the Flying Boats of Imperial Airways
1198131 Advertising poster for the Flying Boats of Imperial Airways, 1937 (offset colour lithograph) by English School, (20th century)

Blackfords printing works book-binding room, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The book-binding room at Oscar Blackfords printing works at the corner of Quay Street and Princes Street. The building was originally known as The Great House and built by the Gregor family

Cylinder printing press, 1800s
Hoe printing press, showing type locked on the bed and overlays fixed on the cylinder; ink rollers on far right, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

Advertising poster for the London to Vichy Pullman express train, 1927 (colour lithograph)
1198038 Advertising poster for the London to Vichy Pullman express train, 1927 (colour lithograph) by Chaurand-Naurac, Jean Raoul (1878-1948)

Meeting between Pope Adrian I and Charlemagne, miniature in the incunabula Chronicles of France, printed by A. Verard, Paris, 1493

Typesetter at work, 1800s
Setting type by hand in a print-shop. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Gutenberg Bible page
Page of the Gutenburg Bible. Color lithograph reproduction of the document

Printing the Daily Telegraph newspaper, London, c1900 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

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

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Book and magazine printing press at Harper & Bros. New York City, early 1900s. Printed halftone of a photograph

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

Linotype & Machinery Ltd. advert, 1919. From The British Printer Vol. XXXI. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]

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

Telegraph printer, 1889 C013 / 8777
Telegraph printer. 19th-century artwork of a telegraph printer developed by Moore and Wright in the 1880s. The electric telegraph had been developed in the 1830s and 1840s

Member certificate of the London Society of Compositors (colour litho)
BAL5875 Member certificate of the London Society of Compositors (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Trades Union Congress, London, UK; English, out of copyright

James Uptons Baskerville Printing Works, Birmingham (litho)
6032838 James Uptons Baskerville Printing Works, Birmingham (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Uptons Baskerville Printing Works, Birmingham)

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

A London and North Eastern Railway poster advertising east coast journeys to Scotland
1198172 A London and North Eastern Railway poster advertising east coast journeys to Scotland, (colour lithograph) by Gawthorn

COPPER PLATE PRINTER, 1807. A copper plate printer. Wood engraving from The Book of Trades, by Whitehall, 1807

Drawings Prints, Print, Daniels Prayer, Dalziels Bible Gallery, Printer
Drawings and Prints, Print, Daniels Prayer (Dalziels Bible Gallery), Printer, Publisher, Engraver, Artist, After, Camden Press, Scribner and Welford, Dalziel Brothers, Sir Edward John Poynter

The Copper-plate Engraver, from Iets voor Allen a book of trades by Abraham van St
XJF387469 The Copper-plate Engraver, from Iets voor Allen a book of trades by Abraham van St. Clara, 1736 (engraving) by Luyken, Caspar (1672-1708) and Luyken

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

The first European typographic competition in Barcelona, May 30, 1878, published in the Spanish magazine "La
AIS5361056 The first European typographic competition in Barcelona, May 30, 1878, published in the Spanish magazine "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana"

Signet of the book printer Nikolaus Kesler, 1503 (woodcut)
8726621 Signet of the book printer Nikolaus Kesler, 1503 (woodcut); 6,0x8,0 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Caption 'Opera Antonii Mancinelli Velicerni in Bramaticam)

An engraving depicting the Publishing Office of George Newnes Ltd, 19th century
5310692 An engraving depicting the Publishing Office of George Newnes Ltd, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1892); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An Applegarth and Cowper printing press
5311956 An Applegarth and Cowper printing press; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Applegarth and Cowper printing press. This steam-powered machine was a development of Konig's 1814 prototype)

Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible), 1455 (handwritten)
7415645 Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible), 1455 (handwritten); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible)

An engraving depicting a clerk using a Pascal adding machine, and writing down his results with a quill pen
5311630 An engraving depicting a clerk using a Pascal adding machine, and writing down his results with a quill pen, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1835); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting woman sewing sheets on to the bands of a book, 19th century
5310959 An engraving depicting woman sewing sheets on to the bands of a book, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1885); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Puss in Boots, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669580 Puss in Boots, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

The story of the Wolf and the goat, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669551 The story of the Wolf and the goat, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

The story of the little Poucet, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669549 The story of the little Poucet, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

The story of William Tell, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669536 The story of William Tell, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

The Spiritual Prince, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669530 The Spiritual Prince, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Don Quixote, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669514 Don Quixote, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

The Vaillant Little Tailor, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669225 The Vaillant Little Tailor, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Nehushtan held by two hands emerging from clouds publisher's or printer's device used by Apud Vincentium
5669019 Nehushtan held by two hands emerging from clouds publisher's or printer's device used by Apud Vincentium Valgrisium in Venice during the 16th century; (add.info)

Double printing typography press factory, 1880 (engraving)
7295203 Double printing typography press factory, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Mr John Knowles, Printer and Stationer, 5 and 6, Market Place, and Hooper's Mews, Acton, W (engraving)
8648191 Mr John Knowles, Printer and Stationer, 5 and 6, Market Place, and Hooper's Mews, Acton, W (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr John Knowles)

Gutenberg's statue, work by David D'Angers, in the homonymous square of Strasburg
3570487 Gutenberg's statue, work by David D'Angers, in the homonymous square of Strasburg by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Strasbourg, Place Gutenberg, France 1890 ca)

Trade card for Charpentier, engraver, printer and stationer, Portsmouth (engraving)
8677584 Trade card for Charpentier, engraver, printer and stationer, Portsmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for Charpentier, engraver)

Title page of the first edition of the Bible by Martin Luther (1483-1546) translated into German printed by Johannes
NWI4939604 Title page of the first edition of the Bible by Martin Luther (1483-1546) translated into German printed by Johannes Gensfleisch dit Gutenberg (1394/99-1468). College simile

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"The Evolution of Printing: From Gutenberg's Press to Modern Printers" Step back in time to the 1450s, when Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized the world with his invention of the printing press. This monumental creation paved the way for mass production of books and transformed communication forever. Fast forward to the early 1900s, where Blackfords printing works book-binding room in Truro, Cornwall was a hub of activity. Skilled craftsmen meticulously bound pages together, ensuring that every book was a work of art. In the 1800s, cylinder printing presses dominated the industry. These impressive machines churned out newspapers and other printed materials at an unprecedented rate, fueling information dissemination on a grand scale. Traveling across Europe, we find ourselves at a German printer's shop equipped with state-of-the-art printing equipment. The hum of machinery fills the air as modern printers bring words and images to life on paper. One can't help but marvel at an original page from Gutenberg's Bible - a testament to his ingenuity and dedication. Each stroke of ink represents centuries worth of knowledge preserved through this groundbreaking technology. Moving beyond books, even certificates were beautifully printed using color lithography techniques like those seen in Member certificate of the London Society of Compositors. These vibrant prints added prestige and elegance to official documents. Delving into history further reveals stunning miniature artwork depicting significant events such as Pope Adrian I meeting Charlemagne found within incunabula Chronicles. These illustrations captured pivotal moments for posterity through print media. Venturing into bustling shops along Caledonian Road in North London transports us back in time once again. Here, printers catered to various needs - from business cards to posters - showcasing their versatility and adaptability throughout generations. Witnessing typesetters diligently arranging metal type during the 1800s highlights their crucial role in bringing words onto paper accurately and efficiently. Their expertise ensured legible and aesthetically pleasing printed materials.