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Printing shop at A.W. Sijthoff's uitgeversmaatschappij in Leiden, c. 1926

Smit, D. (auteur/author)
Sijthoff, A.W. (uitgever/publisher)
year: 1926

type: illustratie
illustration
detail: nee
dimensions: 21,5 x 14,3 cm.
related persons: Sijthoff, A.W.
related terms: boekdrukkerijen snelpersen degelpersen drukken
period: 20e eeuw
classification:
D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst

contents: A view of the printing shop of A.W. Sijthoff in Leiden. The company had 3 very large cylinder presses, 6 large cylinder presses, 4 ordinary cylinder presses and 2 platen presses. In the composing and printing rooms both well-educated and less-educated personnel, with various specialisations, worked side by side. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the wages were low and the average working day was 11 hours.

origineel:
source: Smit, D. - Gedenkschrift ter gelegenheid van het 75-jarig bestaan van de uitgeverszaak en drukkerij van A.W. Sijthoff's uitgeversmaatschappij te Leiden. - Leiden, Sijthoff, [1926], t.o. p. 64
available in: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 1149 E 60

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