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Arab Platen Masterclass - video

General Chat  •  2024-04-04  •  Dave Hughes

This video featuring Graham Moss from Incline Press should be essential viewing for anyone taking up letterpress printing. There's some very useful information which, although demonstrated on an Ar...

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Re: Last German typefounder

General Chat  •  2024-04-02  •  Ed Vermue

I'm hoping that there are people on this site who have some "inside intelligence" on German heritage.

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Re: The Edmondson Ticketing System

General Chat  •  2024-04-02  •  Julius Stafford-Baker

In the 70s and 80 I produced a good many Edmondsons for various heritage railways in the UK,  but due to their rising quantity requirements I no longer do.

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Re: The Edmondson Ticketing System

General Chat  •  2024-04-02  •  Geoffrey Dean

I have been printing Edmondson Tickets since the mid 1960s. At first I printed them on a 3 x 5" card. Printing colours first on one end of the card, then swinging it around to repeat on the other e...

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Re: A New Character is Born

Monotype Chat  •  2024-04-02  •  Nicolas Regamey

Thank you, Dave, for sharing my various print adventures on the forum. I am currently writing and translating into English my beginnings as a monotype founder, whether with my composition caster or...

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New Cardboard from Old - video

General Chat  •  2024-04-05  •  Dave Hughes

Here's a great video, which I believe was made in Pakistan. It shows workers making new cardboard boxes from recycled cardboard. I would not recommend viewing this video if you are involved ...

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From the Main Site . . .

FLEET STREET EXPOSED - 1981 CALENDAR

There's some great cartoons on this 1981-82 calendar created by celebrated Fleet Street cartoonist Tony Hall. 

Given the year, I'm pretty sure that Tony knew the end was in sight for the processes he was depicting.

eBay Highlights . . .

Farley Proofing Press - London, UK

Farley Proofing Press - London, UK

Monotype Mould - Cambridgeshire, UK

Monotype Mould - Cambridgeshire, UK

Ludlow Self-Centering Stick - Michigan, USA

Ludlow Self-Centering Stick - Michigan, USA

Intertype Faces 1951 - Michigan, USA

Intertype Faces 1951 - Michigan, USA
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