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[[image:Im0905SM-VictoryPrint1870.jpg|thumb| 1870. Exhibit at [[London Science Museum]]. ]]

1870  [[George Ashley Wilson]] solved the problem of integrating the process of cutting and folding a newspaper with the printing operation; the first "Victory" printing and folder machine was installed for the North British Daily Mail and the Glasgow Weekly Mail<ref>The Times 	Jan. 1, 1935</ref>

A Victory rotary press for newspapers is in the [[London Science Museum]] (see photo). This worked until 1966, first with the Liverpool Daily Post (until 1884), and then with the Wigan Observer

1888 The Victory Printing and Folding Machine Manufacturing Co was incorporated<ref>The Times   Jan. 27, 1937</ref>

1920 The company was acquired by [[Lamson Paragon Supply Co]]<ref>The Times  Apr. 15, 1920</ref>

1935 [[E. G. Nixon]], managing director of the [[Victory-Kidder Printing Machine Co|Victory-Kidder Printing Machine Co]], had invented a completely novel type of printing machine which the company had patented<ref>The Times Mar. 21, 1935</ref>

1937 Modern works in Birkenhead. Made specialised machinery for manufacture of Paragon check books, carbon copy books and forms, high speed magazine and newspaper printing presses, rotary presses, slitting machinery, guillotines, stereo and composing room plant. Became a subsidiary of the new [[Lamson Investments]] Ltd company<ref>The Times Jan. 27, 1937</ref>

1971 '''Victory-Kidder''' was part of the [[Lamson Paragon Supply Co|Lamson Industries]] group; it was a maker of packaging printing machines and guillotines<ref>The Times  Mar. 24, 1972</ref>

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