Norwood Press

Norwood Press formed in 1894 by two companies coming together in Norwood, Mass., to form a company that covered all aspects of the bookmaking process: J.S. Cushing & Co., which handled composition and typesetting and Berwick & Smith Co., the pressroom. In 1897 the bindery, E. Fleming & Co. (later known as C.B. Fleming & Co.) joined the Norwood Press to complete the process. The three companies remained independent, each owning a one/third interest in the Norwood Press Co., which existed as a real estate holding company that held no authority over the production departments of the three companies. Norwood Press flourished, employing about 700 people by 1898. After WWII, production declined and by 1953 all the companies involved had closed.