#tramp printer

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They are the true Bohemians of the printing art, and for the most part lead a nomadic life. ‘Here to-day and gone to-morrow,’ is the motto necessity has inscribed upon their banner. Many of them would prefer it otherwise; but the fluctuating condition of things will not permit, and at varying intervals they must move on…

From Typographical Tourists: Tales of Tramping Printers, edited by Alastair M. Johnston

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“In those days a printer was not a printer – his education was not considered complete and he was not accepted by his fellows – until he had done some wandering”

Adventures of a Tramp Printer: 1880-1890 John Edward Hicks