L. Maretheux, Printer for the "Cour d'Appel," Depicts his Printing Plant on his Invoice

In 1923 L. Maretheux, a major book printer in Paris, and official printer for the Paris Court of Appeals, sent out the invoice illustrated here. As is visible from the enlargement of the highly detailed engraving in the upper left corner, Maretheux operated many printing machines, including a large two-story web press in the center of his plant. Notably, howeve, there are no typesetting machines visible in the image illustrated on his invoice—just a lot of manual typesetters at their desks on the upper floor by the windows in his plant.