. Savannah and its surroundings . rammeor the Bible. The bindery, which embraces the ruling, folding, forward- 102 Savannah and Its Surroundings. ing and finishing departments, occupies the entire width andlength of the fifth floor. It has a number of ruHng, cutting,or trimming machines, and the steam embosser and tliepagers. There are machines for perforating checks, and oth-ers for putting in ej^elet holes, cutting out round labels (suchas barrel labels printed in the lithographic room), pasteboardcutter, backing machines, dry presses, etc. Along the wallsare shelves filled with leather and
. Savannah and its surroundings . rammeor the Bible. The bindery, which embraces the ruling, folding, forward- 102 Savannah and Its Surroundings. ing and finishing departments, occupies the entire width andlength of the fifth floor. It has a number of ruHng, cutting,or trimming machines, and the steam embosser and tliepagers. There are machines for perforating checks, and oth-ers for putting in ej^elet holes, cutting out round labels (suchas barrel labels printed in the lithographic room), pasteboardcutter, backing machines, dry presses, etc. Along the wallsare shelves filled with leather and papers used in coveringbooks, twines, threads, inks and other material for bindersuse. The next floor is the newspaper composing room, andabove that the tower—a two-story mansard structure—thetop being just a little over 110 feet from the pavementbelow. If the weather is clear, and it usually is, there is amagnificent view of the city and surrounding country. Inthe distance can be seen Tybee light, the Atlantic Ocean, &
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