Word: letterpress
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...economics of letterpress printing proved too costly for the paper, and photo-composition equipment was purchased. The Crimson, however, did not have enough capital to purchase an offset press, so the paper went through a number of different printers before finding happiness at Arlington Offset...
There are disadvantages. The typography is not quite as sharp, and, because we no longer print on our own web-fed flat-bed letterpress, our deadlines are slightly earlier. We hope to avoid the slanted columns and chopped-off letters of most offset college papers by maintaining a professional shop to do our paste-up, but if, like our Fogg friend, you've noticed some problems, please bear with...