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We have come a long way since this Alexandra iron handpress was made in London in 1730.
It has a place of honor in the front window of our National Library at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Pictures of life in Jerusalem and the Jerusalem Hills. And since August 2013 also a look at the northern Negev, my new home.
how impressive a sight. makes one able to touch time, and wonder how many stories it had 'in its hands'.
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The printing press is ever older that Eric's Paris Daily Photo blog!
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me how much progress has been made in printing in even the last 20 years. Remember mimeographs?
ReplyDeleteThat's fantastic Dina, it's funny to think in it's day that would have been quite the most impressive piece of equipment!
ReplyDeleteA real wonder and a very interesting machine.
ReplyDeleteDoes it have Hebrew typeface? Love the contemporary setting of the Hebrew University with the antique press.
ReplyDeleteYes, you needed strong muscles on those days to press one page after another, and delicate fingers to set the type, or so I imagine. Wouldn't those people be stunned at how easily the word is printed now...and (in some cases) how little valued by their standards.
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