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The printing trades (1916)

Shaw, Frank L. (Frank Leslie), b. 1882, Cleveland Foundation. Survey Committee. Cleveland education survey · Cleveland, Ohio : Survey Committee of the Cleveland Foundation · leaf 78

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lated when large editionsof books are to be printed, so as to save wear onthe type and permit of its immediate use inother work. The electrotyper first takes an impression inwax of the type form or engraving which is tobe reproduced. The projections and sharp edgesare then cut off and the low spots… … the copper and deposits it in a thin layer onthe face of the mold. The mold is then takenfrom the tank and the thin copper plate strippedfrom its face and stiffened by baking it withabout a quarter of an inch of lead. The routing,finishing, and blocking are performed in thesame way as in the…

Printing industry · Book industries and trade · Vocational Education

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