MOTAT printing oral history project interview with Bert Batley

Object detail

Accession number

12-2275

Maker

Bert Batley
Megan Hutching

Description

Oral history interview with Bert Batley covering his time as an apprentice compositor and printer for Dawson Print, Auckland (1930s-1950s) and as the owner of Batley Printing (1950s-1980s). Included is information on different types of printing presses – letterpress, linotype, offset and monotype – and printing processes – colour printing, credit cards, foil board. Also mentions Master Printers’ Association Apprenticeship Committee, Heidelberg printing press.

Media/Materials

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

Physical description

1 sound disc (ca. 231 minutes) : digital

Credit line

Bert Batley et al. 20 Apr 2012
27 Apr 2012. MOTAT printing oral history project interview with Bert Batley, 12-2275. 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

Titirangi Waitakare City Auckland District Auckland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Interviews Batley, Bert, 1922- 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 Linotype Anecdotes Color printing Anecdotes Letterpress printing Anecdotes Type and type founding Anecdotes Offset printing Anecdotes Terminology Anecdotes Monotype Anecdotes Typesetting Anecdotes Platen presses Anecdotes Heidelberg Printing Press Anecdotes Photogravure Anecdotes Lithography Sound recording and reproducing

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

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