The Amalgamated Press was founded by Alfred Harmsworth in 1888 (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Harmsworth,_1st_Viscount_Northcliffe). The publisher initially produced Answers to Correspondents, the first magazine of its kind dedicated to answering readers' questions on any possible subject. Other Amalgamated publications included London Magazine, Woman and Home, Woman's Weekly, and several children's magazines and a wide range of comics. Harmsworth founded the Daily Mail in the early years of the Amalgamated Press.
I am sorry this picture is out of focus but I don't have the time to re-take it. The deckle has a very fine longitudinal crack and this piece of brass has been tacked on to strengthen it.
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