Records, preserves & shares Scotland's printing heritage
The first edition of the Beano was published on 30 July 1938, by D C Thomson of Dundee.
On 6 July 1907 the Strathearn Herald in Crieff was printed for the first time on the newly-installed Cossar Patent Flat Bed Web Newspaper Printing Machine. The installation had been supervised by its inventor, Tom Cossar of Govan, and it produced every issue until its final run on 28 March 1991. This machine is now […]
30 October 2024
30 October 1577 Thomas Bassendyne died in Edinburgh on 30 October 1577. Together with Alexander … [Read More...]
19 October 2024
William Ged died in Edinburgh on 19 October 1749. He had trained as a goldsmith, but pioneered a … [Read More...]
12 October 2024
William Collins, founder of the Glasgow printing and publishing house, was born. … [Read More...]
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