Goss Metro printing press in The Spokesman-Review production facility
The 12-unit Goss Metro printing press, which was updated with newer TKS color towers on each end, will likely be scrapped when their usefullness to The Spokesman-Review is over. The machine represents the state-of-the-art capabilities of 40 years ago when it was installed in the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in downtown Spokane.
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Veteran pressman Ken Coburn waits to remove aluminum printing plates after the end of a printing job on the large Goss printing press Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The massive Goss Metro press, in place since the early 1980s, will soon be retired.
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Veteran pressman Ken Coburn, while serving as the “color man”, looks through a fresh copy of The Spokesman-Review and rapidly makes minute changes in ink volume on the large Goss printing press to quickly improve quality Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The longserving Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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Veteran pressman Ken Coburn rapidly removes aluminum printing plates from the large rollers of the massive Goss printing press at the end of a print job Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The longserving Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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Veteran pressman Ken Coburn loads new aluminum printing plates onto the rollers of the massive Goss printing press to print the daily paper while DeAnne Oak, right, waits for more plates to arrive Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The longserving Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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Veteran pressman Ken Coburn, left, makes set-up changes on computerized controls on the large Goss printing press before the run begins Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The longserving Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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Veteran pressman Ken Coburn, while serving as the “color man”, grabs one of the first copies of The Spokesman-Review rolling off the giant Goss press at the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane Monday, June 22, 2020. The longserving Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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Veteran pressman Ken Coburn, serving as the “color man”, makes changes while The Spokesman-Review is beginning to roll off the giant Goss press at the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane Monday, June 22, 2020. The longserving Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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Veteran pressman Brian Bischoff (double checking name), left, stands at the controls of the large Goss printing press and looks at one fo the first copies of the daily newspaper before he turns up the press to full speed Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. At right, DeAnne Oak and Travis Adkinson also check the quality of printing on each page. The longserving Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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Veteran pressman Ken Coburn rapidly installs aluminum printing plates on the large rollers of the TKS color tower which is attached to the massive 1981 Goss Metro printing press Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The longserving Goss Metro press will soon be retired and printing will move to a new facility in Spokane Valley where there is smaller, more modern press.
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Pressman Travis Adkinson plays the role of “color man”, examining the papers being produced and adjusting the fine computerized controls to improve color rendition on the large Goss printing press Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The longserving Goss Metro press, installed in 1980, will soon be retired.
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As the giant machinery roars around him, pressman Travis Adkinson pushes a new roll of paper into place underneath the large Goss printing press Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The longserving Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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Veteran pressman Ken Coburn watches machinery operate while standing below the large meter that reads out the “papers per hour” number on the large Goss printing press Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The massive Goss Metro press, in place since the early 1980s, will soon be retired and most of it scrapped. Coburn scribbled his name on the meter face, hoping that the company will let him keep it as a souvenire when the 40-year-old machine is scrapped.
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Veteran pressman Brian Bischoff stands at the controls of the large Goss printing press and scans the first copies of the daily newspaper before he turns up the press to full speed Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The 40-year-old Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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Veteran pressman Brian Bischoff hits a large yellow button with the legend “faster” on it on the control panel of the large Goss printing press to turn up the press to full speed Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The 40-year-old Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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The 12 printing units of the Goss Metro printing press represent the state-of-the-art capabilities of 40 years ago when it was installed in the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in downtown Spokane. Shown Monday, June 22, 2020. The venerable press will be retired and scrapped soon.
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The cast iron housings, gearboxes, motors and rollers of the Goss Metro printing press will likely be scrapped when their usefullness to The Spokesman-Review is over. The machine represents the state-of-the-art capabilities of 40 years ago when it was installed in the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in downtown Spokane. Shown Monday, June 22, 2020.
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Pressman Travis Adkinson monitors the giant rolls of paper waiting to be taken up from the basement into the large Goss printing press Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The pressman assigned to work in the basement is subjected to the noises of dozens of motors and hundreds of rollers producing the daily newspaper overhead. The 40-year-old Goss Metro press will soon be retired and most of it scrapped.
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Veteran pressman Ken Coburn, while serving as the “color man”, lmakes minute changes in ink volume on the large Goss printing press using computerized controls Monday, June 22, 2020 at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The 40-year-old Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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The 12-unit Goss Metro printing press, which was updated with newer TKS color towers on each end, will likely be scrapped when its usefulness to The Spokesman-Review is over. The machine represents the state-of-the-art capabilities of 40 years ago when it was installed in the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in downtown Spokane. Shown Monday, June 22, 2020.
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The 12-unit Goss Metro printing press, which was updated with newer TKS color towers on each end, will likely be scrapped when their usefulness to The Spokesman-Review is over. The machine represents the state-of-the-art capabilities of 40 years ago when it was installed in the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in downtown Spokane. Shown Monday, June 22, 2020.
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These are some of the controls on the Goss Metro printing press which was was installed in 1980 and will likely be scrapped when their usefullness to The Spokesman-Review is over. The machine represents the state-of-the-art capabilities of 40 years ago when it was installed in the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in downtown Spokane. Shown Monday, June 22, 2020.
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The 12-unit Goss Metro printing press, which was updated with newer TKS color towers on each end, will likely be scrapped when its usefulness to The Spokesman-Review is over. The machine, seen Monday, represents the state-of-the-art capabilities of 40 years ago when it was installed in the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in downtown Spokane.
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This is part of the controls for the folding machine attached to the Goss Metro printing press, which was was installed in 1980 and will likely be scrapped when their usefullness to The Spokesman-Review is over. The machine represents the state-of-the-art capabilities of 40 years ago when it was installed in the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in downtown Spokane. Shown Monday, June 22, 2020.
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These are the controls on one of the 12 units of the Goss Metro printing press, which was was installed in 1980 and will likely be scrapped when their usefullness to The Spokesman-Review is over. The machine represents the state-of-the-art capabilities of 40 years ago when it was installed in the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in downtown Spokane. Shown Monday, June 22, 2020.
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The 12-unit Goss Metro printing press, which was updated with newer TKS color towers on each end, will likely be scrapped when their usefullness to The Spokesman-Review is over. The machine represents the state-of-the-art capabilities of 40 years ago when it was installed in the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in downtown Spokane. Shown Monday, June 22, 2020.
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The 12-unit Goss Metro printing press, which was updated with newer TKS color towers on each end, will likely be scrapped when their usefullness to The Spokesman-Review is over. The machine represents the state-of-the-art capabilities of 40 years ago when it was installed in the Spokesman-Review Production Facility in downtown Spokane. Shown Monday, June 22, 2020.
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Pressman Travis Adkinson pushes a new roll of paper into place underneath the large Goss printing press on Monday at The Spokesman-Review Production Facility in Spokane. The longserving Goss Metro press will soon be retired.
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