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sep 4, 1886 - Line-o type

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In 1886 a German Watchmaker Ottmar Mergenthaler created a new type of press known as the Line-o Press. His creation gave presses the ability to print a whole line of metal at once, hence its name line-o. This method is regarded as the best advancement in printing since the Gutenberg. 

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sep 4, 1886
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~ 139 years ago