Teddy Bear - Sheng fleece and discovered lithography - a

and discovered lithography - a technique that was the genesis of today's offset printing

The Columbian Hand Iron Press was invented in 1813 by George Clymer

Clymer set sail for London

with silkscreened "KEEP CALM AND PRINT ON" across chest

Teddy Bear - Sheng fleece and discovered lithography - aThis lovable stuffed teddy is named after Bi Sheng (b. 990, d. 1051 AD), a Chinese inventor who was credited with the invention of the first movable type technology. Circa 1040, Bi Sheng experimented and created individual characters using ceramic (clay). His technology greatly improved the speed of printing at the time. Although rarely done, printing by ceramic movable type technology was still being used as recent as the late 19th century China more