This the story of the original wet-printing ink technology, the man who invented it, and the man who tried unsuccessfully to market it as the next revolution in multi-color process printing.
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Month: July 2020
Thomas A. Lenci and the Eagle Printing Ink Company
First, it is my pleasure to welcome you to CMYK History! This is the first post of a site that I hope will serve as a platform for those interested in the history of color. Before starting on this research, I had just finished reading the wonderful book, “Mauve,” by Simon Garfield (about William Perkins and his invention of the first aniline dye), and was looking for my next adventure into the history of color. Having worked in the printing industry for many years, much…
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