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Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa

'Mr Testar instructs an apprentice in the art of embossing at the Government Printing Office, Wellington', a September 1949 photograph taken by National Publicity Studios photographer W. Wilson. The Government Printing Office was a major provider of apprenticeships; there were 45 in 1880 and 96 in 1966, including 12 bookbinding apprentices. In 1988, the last full year of operation before it was sold (after 125 years of service to the government), there were 27 apprentices, 3 of whom were in boo…

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'Mr Testar instructs an apprentice in the art of embossing at the Government Printing Office, Wellington', a September 1949 photograph taken by National Publicity Studios photographer W. Wilson. The Government Printing Office was a major provider of apprenticeships; there were 45 in 1880 and 96 in 1966, including 12 bookbinding apprentices. In 1988, the last full year of operation before it was sold (after 125 years of service to the government), there were 27 apprentices, 3 of whom were in bookbinding.(National Archives: National Publicity Studios Photographic Collection [Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, NZ, reference number F-30163-1/2- (A14,082)])