James Newson
James Newson (?-1961)
1961 Obituary[1]
WHEN Mr. James Newson retired in April 1957, at the age of eighty-three we were happy to place on record the fact that he had completed no less than seventy years of continuous service with George Reveirs, Ltd., at that time printers of The Engineer.
Now, sadly, we have learned that Jimmy Newson died on May 16 after four years of active retirement, following a lifetime of service for The Engineer. He joined George Reveirs, Ltd. in March, 1887, as a boy reader and a year later he started a seven-year apprenticeship as a compositor.
His apprenticeship completed, his job was type-setting for The Engineer which was done by hand until 1911 when the " Monotype " system was installed, and Mr. Newson became Reveirs' first keyboard operator. We shall long cherish the memory of his proud record of craftsmanship."
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- ↑ The Engineer 1961 Jan-Jun