Pressing on with Malaysia’s history of printing

Tools of the past: Muhammad Al-Amin explaining about the function of the Linotype Model 78 machine made in 1961 at The Royal Press Museum in Melaka. — Bernama

MELAKA: The Royal Press might not ring a bell with most of us, but the company made a mark in letterpress printing during the 20th century.

Its operations have since been overtaken by modern printing technologies, but a number of the letterpress machines it owned – said to be among the oldest in the world – are exhibited at The Royal Press Museum, housed at The Royal Press’ original two-storey premises at Jalan Hang Jebat here.