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GUA/12/4/8/2
Title
Guardian newspapers
Date(s)
- 12 May 1987 (Creation)
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2 object(s)
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2 x copies of the Guardian, dated 12th May 1987. These two copies were the last printed using hot metal printing techniques. When the Guardian stopped printing the paper using lead type, the printers held a mock funeral using a miniature coffin (in which the final two papers printed were "interred") to mark the end of an era.
Production place: London, UK
Production note: Printed during the "funeral" of hot metal printing
Materials: Paper
Colour: black; yellow (faded white)
Condition: Fair
Dimensions: 60mm x 40mm
Completeness: Complete
Inscription: Dated Tuesday May 12 1987
Creator: Guardian printers
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