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British Letterpress in 100 Objects

British Letterpress in 100 Objects

British, and wider, letterpress icons brought to life

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Multigraph

Multigraph

A relief printing process, impressing inked letters on paper but not quite letterpress!

Published April 2, 2022
Categorized as 1900s, Commercial, East of England, Object, Press Tagged Duplicator, Multigraph, Roneotype, Size:In Depth

Britannia Press

Leeds’ all-iron hand press, popular in the North of England.

Published March 5, 2022
Categorized as 1800s, Craft, Object, Press, Site Update, Yorkshire and the Humber Tagged 1830s, Britannia Press, Iron Hand Press, Leeds, Size:Article, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber

Thompson Platen

The Manchester-built competitor to the Heidelberg Platen.

Published February 12, 2022
Categorized as Commercial, North West, Object, Press Tagged 1930s, Greater Manchester, Heidelberg, North West, Press, Size:Article, Thompson Platen

Farley Proofing Press

The workhorse of many commercial firms’ proofing departments.

Published January 8, 2022
Categorized as Commercial, London, Object, Post War, Press Tagged 1960s, Croydon, Farley, Greater London, Proofing Press, Size:Post, World War II

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This is a partner site to my British Letterpress website which offers more detail on some topics, plus how-to guides.

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Original texts, photographs and graphics, © 2021 Benjamin Brundell

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