Elrod Leads and Rules

by The Elrod Press
Published: July 24, 2017 (1 year ago)

Author: The Elrod Press

I'm a time served compositor with a large printshop keeping letterpress skills alive and well View all posts by The Elrod Press

Recently Added Pages

Banging Out – Fleet Street Remembered -Video documentary about the UK national newspaper industry.
Farewell etaoin shrdlu – A look at the production of the last hot metal New York Times.
Brighton Argus (UK) 1973 – Nice video of the production process. Also a look at the 1990 production process.
Printing Advice from Phil Ambrosi – Letterpress advice from a life-long printer. Got a problem? Ask Phil.
Framed Type Samples – An ideal gift for the letterpress or typography enthusiast. £15 (Sorry, UK only).
Pressed Letters Printing, Australia – Beautiful video, selected for the Sydney Film Festival, about William Amer’s letterpress shop.

Latest Forum Posts

MOVED: South Coast Restoration Society's Annual Rally

This topic has been moved to Archived Stuff.Event has is over

Re: Joseph Stalin's Printing Press

Actually there is no Liberty press in the Stalin-underground museum...When I did read the word Liberty, I informed David Tribby about it, I'was sure he would love to find another liberty-press anywhere. you all might visit his website: http://www.hand...

Re: Joseph Stalin's Printing Press

Welcome to the Forum Alan.And thanks for posting a great article, with photos. It looks like the light (or lack of it) was quite challenging down there!