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About the Printing Press

The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1439. He wanted a way to make copies of books and newspapers without the manual labor. The printing press was used by newspaper and book companies to reduce to time spent on making books, as well as making more copies. The printing press helped make jobs easier.

The printing press consisted of metal stamps that had to be alligned backwards. It then was covered in ink, then stamped on the large piece of paper. Of course, it was then set out to dry. This process was alot faster and easier than making copies by hand.

Printing Press Photo Here is a photo of workers working the printing press during the late 1400's. It was used to print newspapers and pages of books.	Printing Press Here is a drawing of the printing press. This is a much taller version, and its capable of creating images too. This was a later version of the printing press, and it was automatic.
Workers The printing press needed about three workers. One had to load the stapms, the second one had to check the papers, and the last on had to pull down the machine.	Before the Printing Press Before the printing press, scribes had to handwrite the pages, draw the illistrations, and make the bookcovers.
Printing press Here is another model of the printing press. This model was not automatic, so it had to be stamped by hand.

About the Printing Press

Printing Press Photo

Here is a photo of workers working the printing press during the late 1400's. It was used to print newspapers and pages of books.

Printing Press

Here is a drawing of the printing press. This is a much taller version, and its capable of creating images too. This was a later version of the printing press, and it was automatic.

Workers

The printing press needed about three workers. One had to load the stapms, the second one had to check the papers, and the last on had to pull down the machine.

Before the Printing Press

Before the printing press, scribes had to handwrite the pages, draw the illistrations, and make the bookcovers.

Printing press

Here is another model of the printing press. This model was not automatic, so it had to be stamped by hand.