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Victoria & Albert Visit the Applegath Vertical Printing Machine in The Great Exhibition

6/14/1851
Victoria & Albert visit the machinery department at the Great Exhibition
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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visit the machinery department at the Great Exhibition and see the Applegath vertical printing machine in operation. From The Illustrated Exhibitor No. 7 (1851).

The Illustrated London News reported in their issue of June 14, 1851 that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited the Vertical Printing Machine invented by Mr. Applegath, constructed by Mr. Middleton, and exhibited by Mr. Ingram, for printing the Illustrated London News. The image reproduced here was published in The Illustrated Exhibitor No. 7 (1851).

Timeline Themes

Publishing
Book Production in the Industrial Revolution: Origins of Mass Media
Printing by Machine