books,printing,typesetting,encyclopedia britannica,40s How Books Were Made, Back In The Olden Days (10:46)

How Books Were Made, Back In The Olden Days (10:46)

posted by kronosposeidon

4 months 3 weeks ago • 700 views

tags: books, printing, typesetting, encyclopedia britannica, 40s

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I don't know exactly how books are made today, but this educational film produced 60 years ago by Encyclopedia Britannica shows how it was done back in post-WWII America. The craftsmanship is pretty impressive, IMHO.

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Interesting! In a lot of ways, it's done the same way now, except that the printing plates are produced digitally, and all of those different machines they carry things around to are all integrated together.

Also interesting to see the different gender roles they had back then!

written by arvana

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Good heavens if a woman was allowed to operate the cutting machine!

Do I dare put this in my "How it's made playlist"? Why yes I do!

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Holy crap, that doesn't look cost effective at all!

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loved it thank you

written by nomino

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*dead

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