The Times newspaper installs steam press

Literary/ Cultural Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error
The Times

was the first newspaper to install the new Koenig steam-driven presses and thus revolutionized the newspaper industry. Within a few weeks they were selling 7,000 copies a day; and by 1850 they would be selling 40,000 copies a day.

38 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "The Times newspaper installs steam press". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 December 2007 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5505, accessed 19 March 2024.]

5505 The Times newspaper installs steam press 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.