also: かっぱんしょ
noun
letterpress printing house
A printing establishment that uses letterpress (活版) technology. Somewhat specialized term; in modern contexts, 印刷所 may be more common.
祖父は小さな活版所を営んでいた。
My grandfather ran a small letterpress printing house.
General term for a printing shop or printing house, not limited to letterpress.
Compound of 活版 (letterpress) and 所 (place, establishment).