Scotland’s printing industry is well known for its diverse output. Although book and newspaper printing are the best known, other important sectors of the Scottish printing industry are:
- Maps and plans, for example Bartholomews and W & A K Johnson
- Labels for bottles and jars
- Packaging such as cardboard cartons, and more recently plastics
- Magazines and comics
- Braille
- Banknotes
- Cheques
- Postcards, Valentines of Dundee
- Sewing patterns, for Simplicity Patterns of Paisley
- Posters
- Targets
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