Printing Collection

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

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

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

LUTHER: THESES, 1517. The 95 theses which German religious reformer Martin Luther nailed to the church door at Wittenberg, Germany, on 31 October 1517

Daily Telegraph - printing room 1900
Daily Telegraph, printing room in Fleet Street, London. Date: 1900

Printing press used by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), U. S. statesman and scientist. Colored engraving

Typesetting by hand, Morning Post newspaper, London
A roomful of male compositors in London, typesetting the pages of the Morning Post newspaper by hand

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

Gutenbergs printing press
Gutenberg inspects the first sheet of his Bible, which has just come off the press

Gutenbergs press, with books
Gutenbergs press, reconstructed from what was left of it, and housed in the Deutsche Buchgewerbehaus at Leipzig, Germany

Scenery near Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Scotland - Painted by artist Alexander Cameron for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon - Painted 1939 Date: 1939

Cir Mohr from Glen Rosa, Isle of Arran, Scotland - Painted by artist Alexander Cameron for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon - Painted 1939 Date: 1939

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

Torquay Beach Babbacombe Oddicombe Torbay Devon England fishing seaside beach Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England

Fragment (Furnishing Fabric), England, 1837/38. Floral print with motifs of the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom and a woman, probably Queen Victoria who acceded to the throne in 1837

Main and Delaware Streets, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Junction of Main and Delaware Streets, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Date: 1906

A Peacock by Mori Tessan (Tetsuzan) (1775-1841). Date: circa 1810s

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

Aldenham House Elstree seat of Vicary Gibbs Borehamwood, Hertfordshire circa 1880 Aldenham House, Elstree, just south of Aldenham village and west of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

A modern printing press is demonstrated at the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades. Circa 1950

Compositor at Works
An American compositor at work in the days of manual type setting. Date: 1887

IBM Electronic Composer, 1970s
IBM Electronic Composer. This model of typewriter is an example of an IBM Selectric typewriter, all of which used typeballs (one see at centre left)

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

Sheet of paper peeling away from a printing forme imprinted with the letters ABC and image of a flower

Production of the Daily Mirror newspaper, Geraldine House, Fetter Lane, London. Pictured, plate setting. 19th November 1952

Norprint Centre in national Backing Britain Campaign East Anglian Printing firm made headlines by printing 100, 000 free labels to support the cause. January 1968 Y146-2

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

Women picking daffodils in Art Deco style. 1936

Palisade Avenue, Englewood, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1930

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

Advert, Arthur Pelling of Chiswick, photography
Advertisement and receipt for Arthur Pelling Ltd of Turnham Green Terrace, Chiswick, West London, photography supplier and chemist

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

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

Nancy Cunard on cover of The Sketch
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph by Cecil Beaton of Miss Nancy Cunard (1896 - 1965), heiress, poet and political activist, owner of the Hours Printing Press

Steljes type-printing telegraph recorder
A photograph of Steljes type-printing telegraph recorder, able to automatically transmit and print messages through a phone line, while callers were still conversing

Advert / Mander Bros Inks
Mander Brothers Printing Ink Makers - an advertisement featuring Queen Victoria in the year of her Diamond Jubilee

Beethoven / Printing Art
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer

Unloading coal at Lamlash Old Pier, Isle of Arran, Scotland - Painted by artist Alexander Cameron for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon - Painted 1945 Date: 1945

Warren Street, Glens Falls, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1910

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

John Bramahs banknote printing press.. John Bramahs banknote printing press for printing sequential serial numbers, 1806. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J

Insurance Policy 1807 -1
Part of an insurance policy Date: 1807

Owen Jones Title Page
Decorative gothic-style title page, echoing the style of medieval illuminated manuscripts

Copper Plate Peinter
The process of transferring portraits, landscapes and other pictures and writing from engravings on copper to paper

Print Photography 1916
Colour Photographers at work

Steam Book Press / 1877
Steam printing press machinery for printing books - reading a page which has just come off the machine

Wallpaper Printing
Wallpaper manufacture : colour press

Green Olive Tree with Roots on white background. Vector Illustration and concept pictogram. Plant in garden.

Bangladeshi Taka money printing 3d illustration. BDT banknote print. Concept of finance, cash, economy crisis, business success, recession, bank, tax Bangladeshi Taka money printing 3d illustration

Tres Parisien La Mode Le Chic L'Elegance 1920 - 1936 ( photomechanical process on transparent paper)
Tres Parisien La Mode Le Chic L'Elegance 1920 - 1936 ( photomechanical process on transparent paper ) published by Germaine Paule Joumard French Paris ( Royal Twenties )

Italy, Lagoon of Venice, impression of a gondola and gondolier
UTD4706897 Italy, Lagoon of Venice, impression of a gondola and gondolier, in front of Venice, image date: circa 1910

Advertisement for The Permo Company and their unique Permonized Process for printing a wide variety of items

Advertisement for David Allen Printers and Printing - Posters, Showcards, Cutout Novelties, Catalogues and Calendars

Japanese Print - Waterside pine and a family of cranes
Unattributed Japanese print - Waterside pine and a family of cranes - Edo Period Date: circa 19th century

White Crane on the Waves by Ito Jakuchu
White Crane - Crane on the Waves by Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) a Japanese painter of the mid-Edo period when Japan had isolated itself from the outside world

Wild goose flying over the waves - Maruyama Okyo
Reproduction of a woodblock print after a painting by Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795) of a Wild goose flying over the waves Date: 18th century

Geese reeds and a full moon - Japanese woodblock print. Date: late 19th century

Japan - woodblock print of black and white rats with seeds. Date: circa late 19th century

Japanese art - Two monkeys in a tree by Mori Sosen
Japanese painting - Two monkeys (Japanese macaque or snow monkey) in a tree by Mori Sosen (1747-1821). Sosen was a Japanese painter of the Shijo school during the Edo period

Hanging Turtle by Shibata Zeshin - Japanese woodblock print
Japan - Woodblock-printed nanga-style illustration of a turtle hanging from a bamboo frame by Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) Date: circa 1880s

Type setting, probably for a newspaper, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Foster's Rotary printing machine, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

France, on the River Gave de Pau near Lourdes, image date: circa 1925
UTD4834368 France, on the River Gave de Pau near Lourdes, image date: circa 1925 by Simon, Carl (1873-1952); (add.info.: France, on the River Gave de Pau near Lourdes)

Algeria - Impression of an oasis with chapel. Carl Simon Archive, image date circa 1920
UTD4710728 Algeria - Impression of an oasis with chapel. Carl Simon Archive, image date circa 1920 by Simon, Carl (1873-1952); (add.info.: Algeria - Impression of an oasis with chapel)

Roman Forum. Engraving by Leonce Lhuillier

Patmos. Engraving by Aubert

Rhodes. Engraving by Leonce Lhuillier
Island of Rhodes. Rhodes. Engraving by Leonce Lhuillier

Greece. Corinth, Port of Kenkries. Engraving by Aubert

Miletus. Engraving by Aubert

Ephesus. Engraving by Aubert

Cyprus. Engraving by Ransonnette

Sidon. Engraving by Aubert

Tyre (currently in Lebanese territory). Engraving by Aubert

Babylon. Engraving by Aubert

Ancient Mesopotamia. Nineveh. Panoramic view of
Ancient Mesopotamia. Nineveh (near the present-day Mosul, Iraq). Panoramic view of the city alongside the Tigris River. Engraving by Aubert

Egypt. Thebes. Temple of Memnon. Engraving by Rouargue
Egypt. Thebes. Temple of Memnon. Engraving by Emile Rouargue

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"From Gutenberg's Press to Modern Printing: A Journey Through Time" Step back in time to the 1450s, when Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized the world with his printing press. This invention marked a turning point in history, making books more accessible and knowledge easier to disseminate. Fast forward to the 1800s, where the cylinder printing press took center stage. This innovation allowed for faster and more efficient production of newspapers and other printed materials. In the early 1900s, coal tar became a game-changer in the printing industry as it provided vibrant colors for lithographic prints. The Daily Telegraph's bustling printing room was filled with these colorful masterpieces that captivated readers. Meanwhile, across Europe, Martin Luther shook religious institutions with his famous "95 Theses" printed on a press similar to Gutenberg's. These bold statements sparked a reformation movement that forever changed Christianity. Typesetting by hand was an art form practiced diligently at Morning Post newspaper in London. Skilled typesetters meticulously arranged individual letters into words and sentences before they were pressed onto paper. Benjamin Franklin himself utilized a printing press during his lifetime as he pursued both political and scientific endeavors. His contributions extended beyond statesmanship; they also encompassed advancements in communication technology. Imagine standing amidst towering shelves filled with books produced by Gutenberg's revolutionary press - truly awe-inspiring. These volumes represent centuries of knowledge preserved through print. Traveling further north brings us to Glen Rosa on Scotland's Isle of Arran, where Cir Mohr stands majestically against picturesque landscapes. Even here, one can find evidence equipment used by German printers who settled there long ago. Printing has come a long way since its humble beginnings but remains an integral part of our lives today. Whether it be newspapers or novels, brochures or business cards - each piece is crafted using techniques developed over centuries.