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Oct 20, 1450
hand set composition
Hand set composition is produced with individual metal characters assembled into lines using a composing stick much as Gutenberg did in 1450. -
Oct 24, 1460
the earliest known book-using
The earliest known book-using woodcuts was printed by Albrecht Pfizer in Bamberg, Germany about 1460. -
Oct 19, 1494
the first paper mill
The first paper mill in England was built in 1494. -
Oct 19, 1535
the first printing press
The first printing press in the new world was installed in Mexico in 1535. -
the first printed
The first printed on the new press was the Freeman’s Oath in 1639. -
the first ink factory
The first ink factory was established in America in 1742. -
paper manfacturing
Paper manufacturing from mechanical groundwood pulp was introduced in 1840. -
the first steam press
the first steam press for lithography was invented in France in1850. -
the first web press
An American, William bullock also developed the first web press, in 1856. -
bisulphite of lime
Bisulphite of lime came into use about 1866. -
the first decorating offset
The first use of the offset principle by lithography was for metal decorating about 1875. -
a device for folding
A device for folding the papers as they came from the press was added in 1875. -
the first typesettting machines
the first typesetting machines functioned satisfactorily; none were sufficiently practical for commercial operation until the invention of the Linotype by Omar Mergenthaler in 1886. -
the first color printed
The first color process work was printed successfully in 1893. -
the first toner
The first toner was developed for electrophotography in 1938. -
web presses
Web presses are used almost exclusively by gravure and have been a dominant factor in lithographic printing since 1954 -
the first plate
The first plate less digital printing system was ink-jet introduced in 1970. -
digital printing
digital printing started in 1970 with the introduction of ink-jet printing, followed by electro photographic laser printers in 1978 -
digital scanners
Digital scanners were introduced in 1982. -
the first coatings
The first coatings on anodized aluminum for process color printing became available in 1990.