AN OLD PRESS
IN USE FOR 354 YEARS
• The famous firm of Guasp at Palma, Majorca, claims to be the oldest work- [ ing printing'press in the world. It has been printing without interruption for 354 years, and four volumes have been published depicting phases of its history from the sixteenth century to the present day. Jaime Guasp founded the press, and it has been directed by his descendants ever since. Its archives contain records of every business transaction it has carried out since 1579, and it also possesses a collection of title pages dating from 1583. Each bears tbe coau of arms of the person to whom tbe work was dedicated.
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1933, Page 6
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111AN OLD PRESS Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1933, Page 6
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