International Printing Museum Tour: The 19th-century Country Newspaper Shop

Part 3: The 19th-century Country Newspaper Shop The International Printing Museum’s curator, Mark Barbour, takes you on a working tour of the museum’s galleries. He highlights the history of printing from the Chinese invention and Gutenberg’s development of typecasting to Ben Franklin’s colonial printing shop. You will also see the workings of a 19th-century country newspaper shop including a platen press, and experience unique typecasting machines such as the Linotype. Part 1: Introduction to Printing: Part 2: The Gutenberg Press: Part 3: The 19th-century Country Newspaper Shop: Part 4: The Linotype & the Typesetting Race: International Printing Museum 315 W. Torrance Blvd. Carson, CA 90745 If you enjoyed this content and want to support the conservation and education of printing history please contribute to The International