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History of Letterpress in 150 Seconds (Video)

Started by Dave Hughes, February 26, 2018, 08:38:54 AM

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Print Magazine's "The History of Letterpress" video gives us an interesting take on letterpress history and tries to explain the current "renaissance" of the craft.

Look out for a still of a rather unusual typesetting machine round about the 1:22 mark!


https://youtu.be/6PsR4mdyxtA
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