Have you ever wondered when and where printing was invented? Or who created the first “print”? Tune in to find out more about the history of printing and how we got to where we are.

While the printing presses we personally own were manufactured over 100 years ago… the full history of printing spans over 1400 years. This overview of the history of print will help all of us understand our beloved letterpress machinery and what makes it so special.

During this episode, we’ll talk about the origins of letterpress and movable type as well as some of the more modern printing methods. All of them helped create the modern household printers we all know, love and – sometimes – hate!

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Quotable Moments:

“So it’s basically a typewriter for literal molten lava” At 17:05
“I just think it’s mind-blowing that a lot of the modern presses that are used in commercial printing were basically invented in the mid-1800s.” at 30:55