Elrod Leads and Rules

by The Elrod Press
Published: July 24, 2017 (2 years 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

William Caxton Quincentenary – Picture of a poster sent in by Mike Wilson.
Letterpress Word Search Puzzle: Mike Wilson has produced a word search for the site. Give it a go and leave your answer in the comments.
Mike Wilson recently sent in some anecdotes from his long career in the printing industry. Check them out here: Bad Handwriting! 1954 Compositors Handbook, Chapel Rules, In Memoriam and Booing Advised.
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.

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Re: Casting Type-Founder Matrices on a Monotype Super Caster

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