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Plantin Moretus Museum: Replica 1: ‘Toppan press’
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Description:
Location: Demonstration room.
Year: 2000
Catalogue number: ?
Builder: John Williams
Press dimensions: length xx cm, height: xx cm, depth: xx cm.
Platen dimensions: length xx cm, depth: xx cm.
Platen material: metal
Spindle material: metal
Hose type: xx
One pull/two pull: two
Notes:
1. Frans Janssen about this press (2004, p 283): “... in 2000 two replicas were made for the Toppan Printing Museum in Tokio by the American John Williams; one of them to go to the Antwerp museum and the other one intended for the Tokio Museum.” [See also Note 29.]
Literature:
Janssen, F.A. 2004. ‘Reconstructions of the common press: aims and results.’ pp 273 – 285 in: Frans A. Janssen (ed.) 2004. Technique & Design in the history of printing. ’t Goy-Houten: Hes & de Graaf publishers BV. [Originally published in: Quaerendo, 32 (2002), pp. 175-198.]
Photographs: medium size. Clicking enlarges in new window.
Photo: Karel van der Waarde, 2020.
Photo: Frans Janssen.
Photo: Frans Janssen. Also published in Quaerendo, 32 (2002), pp. 193.
Photo: Frans Janssen.
Photo: Plantin Moretus Museum. [Facebook].
Photo: Frans Janssen.