MOTAT printing oral history project interview with Robert Muirhead

Object detail

Accession number

12-0672

Maker

Robert Muirhead
Megan Hutching

Description

Oral history interview with Robert Muirhead containing biographical information and covering his apprenticeship as a printer in Glasgow. Includes information about various types of printing machines, process of typesetting, different printing processes, work in Accra, Ghana; Switzerland; Lagos, Nigeria; Jamaica, for Whitcoulls and as independent printer in New Zealand.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic

Physical description

1 sound disc (ca. 133 minutes) : digital

Credit line

Robert Muirhead et al. 24 Jan 2012. MOTAT printing oral history project interview with Robert Muirhead, 12-0672. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Disk, Optical Videodisc, Digital Tools & Equipment for Communication Data Processing T&E Data Processing Media

Production place

Glendowie Auckland City Auckland District Auckland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Interviews Muirhead, Robert, 1936- Anecdotes Printing Anecdotes New Zealand Anecdotes Blue-printing Photographic reproduction of plans, drawings, etc Printing machinery and supplies Anecdotes Employees, Training of Anecdotes Printing presses Anecdotes Platen presses Anecdotes Offset printing Anecdotes Letterpress printing Anecdotes Type and type founding Anecdotes Printing ink Sound recording and reproducing

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

Subject auto tags

Peripheral Ear Body jewelry Audio equipment Eyewear Earrings Jewellery Gadget Art Headpiece

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