Printing Through the Ages

Duration: 600

Year Published: 1950

Creator: Encyclopedia Britannica Films Inc.

Complete Record: indicates the spread of printing presses throughout Europe, the development of the modern newspaper is quickly shown through montage. Further improvements in printing presses, beginning with the first cast-iron model during the Industrial Revolution, include mechanical inking rollers, the rotary press and paper matrix, and the use of continuous rolls of paper. The commentator emphasizes the huge strides made in the entire printing industry within a recent 100-year period, and scenes of modern monotype and linotype machines, newspaper presses, and folding and conveying equipment close the film.


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