1922 -One Hundred Years Ago - "A BREATH-TAKING IDEA"

 Demand for literature increased as the preaching work expanded.  The brothers at Brooklyn Bethel were producing magazines, but they still depended on commercial firms for hardcover books. After a book shortage lasted for months and began to hinder the preaching work, Brother Rutherford asked Robert Martin, the factory manager, about the possibility of producing books. 

"It was a breathtaking idea," recalled Brothers Martin, "because it meant the opening of a complete typesetting, electroplating, printing and binding plant."  The brothers leased space at 18 Concord Street in Brooklyn and obtained the needed equipment.

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