18世纪,印刷厂大多是手工小作坊。作坊主往往同时也是印刷工。当时有个叫安德鲁·布莱德福特的人,手里有一份让所有印刷商眼红的合同——他包揽了所有印制宾夕法尼亚州政府文件和宣传品的活儿。虽然布莱德福特的印刷厂秩序混乱,印刷质量不高,但因为有了合同,他感觉高枕无忧。 In the 18th century, most of the printing houses were handmade workshops. Workshop owners are often also printers. There was a man named Andrew Bradford, who had a deal that made all the printers so jealous - and he took over all the documents and propaganda material that printed the state of Pennsylvania. Although Bradford’s printing house was in disorder and the print quality was not high, he felt comfortable knowing he had the contract.