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Two Colour Birthday Card - video

General Chat  •  2025-02-18  •  Dave Hughes

On this video Andy answers a question that I posed in post #4 of this thread, namely how did he stop the inking disc rotating on the small Kelsey press to make the two colour card.

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1963 Printing Industry Film

General Chat  •  2025-02-20  •  Dave Hughes

Here's a great film from the 1960s that takes a run through the various printing processes available at that time and suggests that the item being printed often has a bearing on which process is most suitable.

I was a little surprised to see an Intertype Fotosetter make an an appearance!

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Re: Forgotten Typefaces - Type with no Name

General Chat  •  2025-02-20  •  Dave Hughes

What a great typeface, surely it's got to have a better name than No.171 or 299!

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Albion Press 3D Model

General Chat  •  2025-02-21  •  Dave Hughes

We're stepping into a brave new world here!

Here's a 3D model of an Albion press. I did check on the Sketchfab site to see if they had a 3D model of a linecaster. They did, but the quality was a little disappointing.

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Frogmore Paper Mill February Newsletter

General Chat  •  2025-02-22  •  printsmurf

The latest issue of this popular newsletter.

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