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Printing a book was different in 1947. The process required quite a few skilled workers performing tasks you won't see anymore, outside of historical videos like this. Contrast this process with a more modern method of publishing. -via Metafilter
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@Roy L- thanks for taking the time to submit that comment from someone who actually worked with this kind of press. I have family in Crawfordsville, so I find that comment all the more interesting! Thanks for the post. :)
In 1964 when I started in the business, Crawdfordsville was in the process of switching over from hot metal composition and flat bed presses to the "new" offset perfecting presses so I remember the equipment shown in the video. In fact Encyclopedia Britannica was involved in the creation of this video and RRD produced their books . I believe this video was filmed in the old Sloan street plant in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
You dont realize it when you buy a book in a big company book seller, but the only time human hands may even touch the book itself is packing it in the box for shipping.
You dont realize it when you buy a book in a big company book seller, but the only time human hands may even touch the book itself is packing it in the box for shipping.
In 1964 when I started in the business, Crawdfordsville was in the process of switching over from hot metal composition and flat bed presses to the "new" offset perfecting presses so I remember the equipment shown in the video. In fact Encyclopedia Britannica was involved in the creation of this video and RRD produced their books . I believe this video was filmed in the old Sloan street plant in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
@Roy L- thanks for taking the time to submit that comment from someone who actually worked with this kind of press. I have family in Crawfordsville, so I find that comment all the more interesting! Thanks for the post. :)