The two oldest printing presses
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- #Antique Presses
- #Historical Printing
- #Plantin-Moretus Museum
- Christoffel Plantin's printing workshop around 1575 was the largest in the world, with 16 presses and 56 employees.
- Today, seven presses remain in the printing room, five operational, with two from around 1600 being the oldest in the world.
- The oldest presses likely produced 1,250 double-sided sheets daily during 14-hour workdays under a pay-by-output system.