Galleries
Bulaq Press Museum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Alexandria, Egypt
(Photo: The Bulaq Press Museum)
The renovation plaque that records Khedive Tawfiq’s restoration of the press in 1880
Slug-Composing Machine; 'Intertype' (after renovation)
Envelope printing machine, used to print all kinds of envelopes. Made in England – 1902 AD (after renovation)
Gilding Press used to gild and press envelopes. Made in France – 1900 AD (after renovation)
A Golding Pearl manual press
The Bulaq Press catalogue
The Bulaq press' iron-made safe
The Foundation text of the Bulaq Press in Turkish, (1235 AH/1820 AD)
The first issue of the Waqa’ Al Masria, published in 1828
Ruling machine. Used to print lines on blank pages
Manual apparatus for cutting lead rules