Print Shop Collection

Colours derived from coal tar (colour litho)
7185313 Colours derived from coal tar (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The range of wonderful colours derived from coal tar)

Advertisement for Mander Brothers letterpress inks (colour litho)
7200706 Advertisement for Mander Brothers letterpress inks (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Mander Brothers letterpress inks)

Honi. Soi. Qui. Mal. Y. Pense: The Caricature Shop of G. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess Street, London, August 12, 1821

BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Steam printing-press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C
BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Steam printing-press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C. Line engraving, 1890

Advertisement for the linotype composing machine, Linotype Company Limited (colour litho)
7200689 Advertisement for the linotype composing machine, Linotype Company Limited (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Numbering machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C
BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Numbering machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C. Line engraving, 1890

PRINTING OFFICE, 1861. Women employed as compositors at a printing office in London, England. Color engraving, 1861

A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving)
8698377 A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Society. Economy. A wallpaper maker)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712997 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

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

Receiving a message on a Morse printing telegraph, 1891
3479945 Receiving a message on a Morse printing telegraph, 1891; (add.info.: Receiving a message on a Morse printing telegraph.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Train dispatcher using a Morse key to send message down the line on the railway telegraph system, 1891
3479944 Train dispatcher using a Morse key to send message down the line on the railway telegraph system, 1891; (add.info)

The printing process, 1850 (engraving)
3478431 The printing process, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting a boy covering a 'cushion' liberally with paint)

Printing material
3479197 Printing material; (add.info.: Woodcut illustration shows a male working at a table with a hammer in his hand. The worker uses the hammer to craft prints on fabric)

Photography: the laboratory and the studio, c.1900-1910 (chromo)
1790234 Photography: the laboratory and the studio, c.1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: Photography in France : the laboratory and the studio , early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

David Hughes's printing telegraph, 1891
3479463 David Hughes's printing telegraph, 1891; (add.info.: David Hughes's printing telegraph. This was powered by clockwork, with a driving weight of about 50kg)

A Marinoni rotary printing press
7261223 A Marinoni rotary printing press; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Marinoni rotary printing press for thumbnail prints and colour prints. Hippolyte Auguste Marinoni, 1823 -1904)

Printer's workshop showing setting of type in background and puller and hand printing with finished pages ready for
5668953 Printer's workshop showing setting of type in background and puller and hand printing with finished pages ready for binding; (add.info)

Telegraph clerk receiving a message on a Morse sounding telegraph, 1891
3479942 Telegraph clerk receiving a message on a Morse sounding telegraph, 1891; (add.info.: Telegraph clerk receiving a message on a Morse sounding telegraph)

Electric printing telegraph invented by Hughes, 1863
3479635 Electric printing telegraph invented by Hughes, 1863; (add.info.: Electric printing telegraph invented by Hughes, who at first found no market for it in England)

David Hughes's printing telegraph of 1855, 1855
3479625 David Hughes's printing telegraph of 1855, 1855; (add.info.: David Hughes's printing telegraph of 1855. This was powered by clockwork, with a driving weight of about 50kg)

Art. The french engraver Jean Michel Papillon. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements
3434279 Art. The french engraver Jean Michel Papillon. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements, France, c.1900; (add.info.: Art. Coll. Part. Art)

Science. Electricity. Electroplating, process used in printing. c.1900 (chromo)
3433697 Science. Electricity. Electroplating, process used in printing. c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Science. Electricity. Electroplating, process used in printing)

A Badius hand operated screw press in action
3478826 A Badius hand operated screw press in action; (add.info.: Woodcut from 1520 by Jodocus Badius (1462-1535), also known as Josse Badius a pioneer of the printing industry

Receiving a message on a Morse telegraph General Post Office, 1891
3479943 Receiving a message on a Morse telegraph General Post Office, 1891; (add.info.: Receiving a message on a Morse telegraph General Post Office, St Martin's-le-Grand)

Various exhibits at the Patents Museum, 1850
3359144 Various exhibits at the Patents Museum, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting various exhibits at the Patents Museum)

A scene in Medieval England, 15th century
3329505 A scene in Medieval England, 15th century; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting a scene in Medieval England. Dated 15th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Paper, from the ragpicker to the press and newspaper, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790136 Paper, from the ragpicker to the press and newspaper, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: the paper in France, from the rag-and-bone collect woman to the press and newspaper)

A printing press powered by a steam engine, 1850
3478695 A printing press powered by a steam engine, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a printing press powered by a steam engine. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Jikken Print Shop, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Jikken Print Shop, c1802

The print shop of Luigi Valeriano Pozzi in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan, 1788-1847. View of shoppers in the covered shopping arcade

Man shows two children toys on the pavement outside a print shop, c.1875-c.1925. Creator: Pedro de Weyer
Man shows two children toys on the pavement outside a print shop, c.1875-c.1925. A man shows a toy horse to a boy holding a dog and a girl with a doll. Behind them three men look at a display of books

Print dealer at the corner of rue Mabillon and rue Saint-Sulpice, circa 1860. Creator: Unknown
Print dealer at the corner of rue Mabillon and rue Saint-Sulpice, circa 1860, current 6th arrondissement, between 1855 and 1865

L'amateur d'estampes, c.1860. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'amateur d'estampes, c.1860. The print lover. Man in top hat looking at a portfolio of artworks. A rolled newspaper is in his left pocket

Rue Sept-Voies (current rue Valette), current 5th arrondissement, c1855 — 1865. Creator: Charles Fichot
Rue Sept-Voies (current rue Valette), current 5th arrondissement, c1855 -- 1865

PRINTING PRESS, 1639. The first printing press brought to colonial America in 1639 by the English printer Stephen Daye, who set it up in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Image dealer. And the Philosopher's Chiffonnier. around 1819 (print)
8600301 Image dealer. And the Philosopher's Chiffonnier. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

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The Macaroni Print Shop, July 14, 1772. Creator: Edward Topham
The Macaroni Print Shop, July 14, 1772

Group of women and a few boys outside Roycroft shop, East Aurora, N.Y. 1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Group of women and a few boys outside Roycroft shop, East Aurora, N.Y. 1900. Photograph shows (at left) the first Print Shop. Handyman Ali Baba (Anson Blackman) poses with a wheelbarrow

Johannes Gutenberg showing his friend Johann Fust his first printed sheet, c1450 (engraving)
7148064 Johannes Gutenberg showing his friend Johann Fust his first printed sheet, c1450 (engraving) by Reiffenstein, Leo (1856-1921); Private Collection; (add.info)

A European printshop circa 1590 (engraving)
7239683 A European printshop circa 1590 (engraving) by Galle, Philip (1537-1612) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: After a work by Philips Galle.); Photo © Ken Welsh

William Caxton (colour litho)
7190988 William Caxton (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Caxton. One of a set of portraits of historical figures that appeared in)

Washington, DC: The Mall, View looking Southwest from near the Department of Agriculture (b / w photo)
7156779 Washington, DC: The Mall, View looking Southwest from near the Department of Agriculture (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mall)

Presse double pour les ouvrages illustres (engraving)
7162706 Presse double pour les ouvrages illustres (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Presse double pour les ouvrages illustres)

Presse lithographique de fer (engraving)
7162697 Presse lithographique de fer (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Presse lithographique de fer)

The invention of printing (litho)
7170927 The invention of printing (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The invention of printing)

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Step into the vibrant world of a print shop, where colors derived from coal tar come alive in mesmerizing lithographs. Explore the rich history of this art form through captivating advertisements for Mander Brothers letterpress inks and the Linotype composing machine. Immerse yourself in the whimsical caricatures at G. Humphrey's Caricature Shop on St. James Street, where creativity knows no bounds. Witness the marvels of technology as you behold the steam printing-press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D. C. , producing intricate banknotes with precision and skill. Marvel at the numbering machine that adds a touch of perfection to each note. Travel back in time to 1861 when women broke barriers by working as compositors at a printing office in London, England. Admire their dedication and talent captured beautifully in an engraving from that era. Delve deeper into history as you step foot into The Macaroni Print Shop on July 14, 1772, brought to life by Edward Topham's creative genius. Experience firsthand how it felt to witness Johannes Gutenberg proudly presenting his first printed sheet to his friend Johann Fust around 1450. Transport yourself even further back to a European printshop circa 1590, where craftsmen meticulously carved engravings onto wooden blocks with utmost care and precision. From photo engraving techniques used by German industry during the 1930s to Stephen Daye setting up America's first printing press in Cambridge, Massachusetts, these glimpses into different eras showcase both innovation and tradition within this timeless craft. In every corner of this enchanting world lies evidence of human ingenuity intertwined with artistic expression—a testament to our desire for knowledge dissemination throughout centuries past and present.