Title

Blocks being made up at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist: Michael Walters

Caption

Blocks being made up at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. 'Furniture' was used to space the metal blocks within the chase and this was then locked in with 'quoins' used to wedge the type against the chase (frame). This could then be lifted and taken to the printing press.

Date

2007

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Worldwide Photography

Reference

HRM19D71_130

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,6Mb (1,7Mb) / 12,4in x 15,9in / 3705 x 4772 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings England interior indoors working work job industry worker country occupation British English industrial factory location century Britain profession inside printer concept printing B&W south yorkshire MONOCHROME fifties 1950s typesetting black & white black and white B W 20th century typesetter workers decade Doncaster media industry printworks TGN photograph Paul Walters Worldwide Photography Ltd. Michael Walters Mexborough printworker Walters Michael photograph