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Difference between revisions of "Mezzogravure Co"

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Printers, of Barnes, Middlesex
Printers, of Barnes, Middlesex


1910 Edward Hunter and J.A. (Archie) Hughes of [[Anglo Engraving]] set up the '''Mezzogravure Co'''. They refined the revolutionary process of rotary photogravure printing. The work was done behind locked doors with a small staff vowed to secrecy.  
1910 Edward Hunter and J.A. (Archie) Hughes of [[Anglo Engraving Co]] set up the '''Mezzogravure Co''' to develop the new process of rotary photogravure printing. The work was done behind locked doors with a small staff vowed to secrecy. They used a 15 inch calico printing machine made by [[John Wood (of Ramsbottom)]].  The works director, John Threlfall, had been recruited from [[J. J. Waddington|Waddingtons]], the Croydon photo engravers.   
 
Used a 15 inch calico printing machine made by [[John Wood (of Ramsbottom)]].  The works director, John Threlfall, had been recruited from [[J. J. Waddington|Waddingtons]], the Croydon photo engravers.   


Products were mainly calendar subjects and frontispieces for high-quality books.   
Products were mainly calendar subjects and frontispieces for high-quality books.   

Latest revision as of 15:53, 10 April 2012

Printers, of Barnes, Middlesex

1910 Edward Hunter and J.A. (Archie) Hughes of Anglo Engraving Co set up the Mezzogravure Co to develop the new process of rotary photogravure printing. The work was done behind locked doors with a small staff vowed to secrecy. They used a 15 inch calico printing machine made by John Wood (of Ramsbottom). The works director, John Threlfall, had been recruited from Waddingtons, the Croydon photo engravers.

Products were mainly calendar subjects and frontispieces for high-quality books.

WWI Printed a photogravure background on the nation’s food tickets, to make them hard to copy.

1918 Absorbed by Sun Engraving Co.

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  • History of Sun Printers [1]