Printer bale
Composition of the printer bale (lower part); Engraving from the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (1769)
A printer's tool used to color the printing form is called a printer pad. Usually two bales were used together.
“The journeyman or bale master held one in each hand and picked up paint from the paint table with them in circular movements, then both bales were rubbed against each other to ensure even color distribution. Then both balls were passed over the mold, again with even circular movements, whereby the paint was only allowed to reach the surface of the set without smearing it. "
The printer bales consisted of a wooden handle and the ball wood made of linden, alder or maple, a light and tough wood. The ball wood in the shape of a bowl-shaped disc was filled with wool or horsehair and covered with sheep , calf or dog leather .
literature
- Eva-Maria Hanebutt-Benz: Gutenberg's inventions. The technical aspects of multiple-letter printing on the letterpress press . In: Gutenberg. Aventure and Art. From secret company to the first media revolution . Published by the city of Mainz on the occasion of the 600th birthday of Johannes Gutenberg. Schmidt, Mainz 2000, ISBN 3-87439-507-3 , pp. 158-189.
Web links
Commons : Printer Balls - collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eva-Maria Hanebutt-Benz, p. 177 (see literature)