Letterpress History

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Boxcar Press

an old book with black and white ink on it, depicting men working in a spinning machine

Typography Posters & Prints | Zazzle

Vintage historical letterpress poster

an old fashioned printing machine with the words printing fund for the blind

Tactile books - Perkins School for the Blind

Illustration of a printing press with the text "Printing Press for the Blind"

a man standing in front of an old typewriter looking at papers on the table

What Exactly Is Letterpress?

How it works! Go behind the business with Pickett's Press about letterpress printing for stationery.

an old drawing of a man working on a machine with the caption ex libris

Sir Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961), Australian / bookplate design .... depicts printer at an Albion press, an early iron hand printing press

an old black and white photo of a woman working on a machine in a factory

Invitations | Alice-Louise Press | United States

The Alice Louise of alice-louise-press

an advertisement for the turn it up event with flowers and leaves in different colors on a white background

How Letterpress Printing Came Back from the Dead | Backchannel

How Letterpress Printing Came Back from the Dead | WIRED

an old photo of people working at desks in a factory with lots of papers

Interieur van Drukkerij J. van Boekhoven (Begijnehof 7) te Utrecht: zetterij, met 2e van rechts (vooraan) zetter W. Sloeserwij. 1955-1966

an old drawing of two men working on a machine in a room with other people

To the very rear of the engraving we see an alcove. There is a second press, indicating that this is probably at least a modestly successful workshop. The worker to the very rear could be cleaning plates, or mixing ink, whilst the man in front of him is most likely grinding pigment for making ink.