https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/31/the-language-of-printing-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:05:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/31/the-language-of-printing-x/#comment-1768178 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:05:05 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203995#comment-1768178 I’m a lover of words, expression and idiom – loved this !!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/31/the-language-of-printing-x/#comment-1765661 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:05:44 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203995#comment-1765661 I was interested in a bodkin being a printing tool because I’ve always known it as being a blunt type of needle with a large eye used for making up knitted garments.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/31/the-language-of-printing-x/#comment-1765348 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:56:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203995#comment-1765348 Hiya : brilliant article about printing and terms used in the good old days! I served my time from 1964-1969 as a compositor and some of the above mentioned technical terms were most certainly in common use – most though, were from 150 years ago plus and then some! As I said earlier … a great piece of reporting …

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/31/the-language-of-printing-x/#comment-1765342 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:42:24 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203995#comment-1765342 Love this! Though I wonder how many are/were actually used. This is going to replace making up new collective nouns as my favourite after-dinner game. Thank you!

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