In 1886, however, a machine was placed in the office of the _New York Tribune_ whose performances astonished and alarmed the old-time compositor. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
Bradford had been bred to it, and was very illiterate; and Keimer, though something of a scholar, was a mere compositor, knowing nothing of presswork. 本杰明·富兰克林.富兰克林自传.
Meredith was no compositor, a poor pressman, and seldom sober. 本杰明·富兰克林.富兰克林自传.
The inventions of Printing Machines and stereotyping were strongly opposed at first by pressmen and compositors, as calculated to diminish the demand for their labour. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔.伟大的事实.
The Mergenthaler machine is largely in use in the principal newspaper offices, with the result that a single operator does at least the work of four average compositors. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
He made a friend of one of the compositors of the _Detroit Free Press_, and got him to show him the proofs of the paper. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.