I worked at a small shop as a kid. All we had was 3 Multilith offsets, old Hiedleburg and two different platemakers, a big nasty paper cutter and all the little stuff with a small print shop. Theonly thing I didn't operate much was the big hydraulic paper cutter.
That was back before computers, so ya had to 'paste up' every thing to scan to make plates or a negative to burn longer running plates. The local newspaper would make our negatives. Those pates were made y exposing them wirh carbon arc rods. LOL!
I learned to do everything in the shop. If the full time guy wasn't there, I usually had two presses running. I hated running envelopes! One press was usually set up for envelopes.
Boring AF, but stayed very busy. I was the delivery boy too.............in a POS Vega station wagon. Ya prayed ya made it across intersections and that the drum brakes would stop ya in time. I totaled it when a pick up swerved in my lane and slammed on his brakes. It went thru a quart pf oil a week usually.