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British Letterpress in 100 Objects

British Letterpress in 100 Objects

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Univers

The serif-less face that took us from the age of metal to the age of light.

Published November 12, 2022
Categorized as Modern, Object, Overseas, Post War, Types and Casting Tagged 1950s, 1957, Adrian Frutiger, Deberny & Peignot, France, Paris, Sans Serif, Serif-Less, Size:In Depth, Swiss School, Univers

Printers’ Royal Arms

Royal Arms have always conferred an air of authority on printed items and printers have sought to use this in their work.

Published September 17, 2022
Categorized as 1900s, London, Modern, Object, Other Objects Tagged 1950s, King Charles III, Queen Elizabeth II, Reynolds Stone, Royal Arms, Royal Cipher, Size:Article

Photopolymer

Photopolymer Plate

The clever invention, just too late to make a difference to letterpress’ demise, but that keeps some printers happy today

Published May 28, 2022
Categorized as 1900s, Modern, Object, Overseas, Types and Casting Tagged 1950s, Germany, Photopolymer, Size:Article

Times Mobile Printing Unit

How The Times planned to keep printing newspapers, even if their London base was destroyed in nuclear war.

Published January 15, 2022
Categorized as London, Object, Other Objects Tagged 1950s, Newspaper, Newspapers, Nuclear War, Size:Article, Times Mobile Printing Unit

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This is a partner site to my British Letterpress website which offers more detail on some topics, plus how-to guides.

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Original texts, photographs and graphics, © 2021 Benjamin Brundell

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