John Barrett "Letterpress Things" Video

[Dave Hughes]

For the past 30 years, John Barrett has been gathering all of the equipment from printing houses closing down along the East Coast of the US.
Members of the printing press community come from all over the country to small-town Chicopee, Massachusetts, just to visit his warehouse.
He carries items that haven't been produced in years, preserving a legacy and a knowledge that is quickly vanishing.
Fifty years ago, printers were mostly men. Now Barrett's customers are 90% women, usually young, discovering the old techniques of non-digital printing.
The BBC visited his warehouse to learn more about the lost art of letterpress.
Produced for the BBC by Elettra Fiumi and Lea Khayata of Granny Cart Productions. Assistant shooter: Abbey Adkison