letterpress printing

What Are The Disadvantages Of Letterpress Printing?

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What Are The Disadvantages Of Letterpress Printing? Another major disadvantage of letterpress is the printing of images. Photographs and drawings must be converted to photo engravings, a slow and expensive process of turning images into raised metal dots and lines. In Benjamin Franklin’s time, drawings were carved by hand. What is the difference between letterpress

What Did Benjamin Franklin Do As A Printer?

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What Did Benjamin Franklin Do As A Printer? Soon after establishing himself as an independent printer, Benjamin Franklin was awarded the “very profitable Jobb” of printing Pennsylvania bills of credit, partly because he had written and published a pamphlet on the need for paper currency in 1729. How did Benjamin Franklin become a printer? His