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 […]
25 January 2025
The first ever edition of The Scotsman, or Edinburgh Political and Literary Journal was produced on … [Read More...]
22 January 2025
The Edward Clark Wing of Heriot-Watt College was officially opened by the Secretary of State for … [Read More...]
21 January 2025
The Centre for Printing History & Culture is has issued a call for papers From ‘Provincial’ to … [Read More...]
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