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Robert Smail's Printing Works
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- See printing as it was at the turn of the last century
- Still producing commercial work today
- 180 1/4" glass plate negatives taken on a bellows camera by Robert Cowan Smail featuring local scenes and people
A unique example of our industrial heritage in the form of a fully operational Victorian Letterpress Printing Works in the Borders town of Innerleithen. MORE>
| 21 Mar to 31 Oct, Thur–Mon 12–5; Sun 1–5. |
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- Printworks plays its part in Industrious Innerleithen event
Robert Smail’s Printworks continues its celebration of 500 Years of Printing in Scotland on a special day to mark Innerleithen’s industrial heritage. The National Trust for Scotland property is holding Victorian themed and print related events on Saturday 26 April. more>
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- Living History days - we beg to inform you.......
Robert Smail’s Printing Works, Innerleithen is celebrating the 500 years of printing in Scotland by staging Victorian living history tours. For the first time visitors to this unique National Trust for Scotland property can literally step back in time and meet employees of R. Smail & Sons from 1896. Customers to R. Smail’s would never go beyond placing their orders in the office, but by applying to take up an apprenticeship here, visitors will be able to view ‘the works’ as it would have been.
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