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24 April 2026

  • curprev 19:2219:22, 24 April 2026 Dmac talk contribs 960 bytes +960 Created page with "For readers unfamiliar with the history and operation of the Stationers' Company, this page outlines some of the terminology you will find on person pages in the London Book Trades wiki. == Apprentices & Masters == On a boy's 14th birthday, he was eligible to become an '''apprentice''' to a trade. A fee was usually paid to help with the cost of training and the apprentice was '''bound''' to an employer, named a '''master'''. Masters were experienced printers who ran a..."