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For details on our nearly 200 year history, run your mouse over
the years on our interactive timeline.

Obadiah Van Benthusyn opened the doors
of Van Benthusyn Printing Co. (Vee Printing) |

Van Benthusyn Printing Co. purchased two paper mills
(one of which was Fort Orange Paper Co., Castleton) |

Van Benthusyn Printing given title of official U.S.
Printer and was the largest printer in New York State, from
late 1880Õs - 1920Õs |

V-B Printing is the newly shortened name of the Van
Benthusyn Printing Co. |

The Schenectady Herold - Journal (Schenectady Herold
Printing) was founded by Oswald E. Heck and Thomas Unseld,
Jr. as a weekly German newspaper at 151 Barrett Street, Schenectady
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Schenectady Herold moved to 26 - 29 No. Broadway, Schenectady
and continued to operate as a printing plant |

Alan Dustin and Charlotte Foster open
the doors of Alchar Printing in West Sand Lake |

Tom Dowd and Jack Hupe purchase Alchar Printing from
Alan & Charlotte |
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Alchar Printing moves to 602 Pawling Avenue, Troy |
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Alchar buys Birkmayer Artcrafters, builds a 2500 sq.
ft. addition to the Pawling Avenue location and now prints
up to 20Ó x 26Ó |

Chuck Batcher opens Lower Forty Prepress in Stephentown,
NY and Alchar purchases a 4-unit Didde Web Press |

John Dillon and Tom Patterson purchase V-B Printing
in Defreestville and shorten the name to Vee Printing |

Schenectady Herold production facility consolidated
into larger Troy facility |

Alchar Printing grows again with another addition to
the production plant. Five-color Omni 755 Adast Perfector
purchased |

Vee Printing & Lower Forty Prepress merge with The
Alchar Printing Group which is now four companies strong.
A direct-to-plate system installed to expedite our growing
prepress operations |

Heidleberg 26Ó x 40Ó added to accommodate larger print
demands. The Alchar Printing Group now ranked 8th Largest
Commercial Printing Company in Capital District
(Capital District Business Review) |
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