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Printing in Watford
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In its heyday, Watford was the largest centre for printing in Europe. Larger printing companies included Sun and Odhams, but there were many more printers and subsidiary businesses in the area making ink and paper to service the trade
 Aerial shot of Odhams post 1957 |  Odhams Clock Tower |  Odhams exterior |  Odhams |  Odhams |  Odhams |
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 Odhams |  Odhams |  Odhams |  Odhams |  Odhams |  Odhams |
 Odhams |  Odhams |  Odhams |
 |  Sun Engraving Company Ltd c.1918 |  Photogravure Rotary Machine |
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 Odhams-Sun Printers Ltd - 1988 |  Composing room |  Colour Printing department |
 Colour Etching department |  Aerial Photograph of Sun Printers, c1930 |
 Greycaine Book Manufacturing Company Ltd |  Greycaine Book Manufacturing Company Ltd |  Unknown factory |
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 Unknown factory |  Unknown factory |  Unknown factory |
 Unknown factory |  Unknown factory |
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