Oldham-based brilliant makers of letterpress books…and much more.
Category: Era
Curwen Press
The exceptional letterpress printing works that set the standard for jobbing printing.
DeLittle
The York-based king of UK woodletter
Day Glo Ink
The principle behind Day Glo ink is both simple and mind-blowing. When we see a colour on a page, this is the natural light being transformed and reflected back off the colour to our eyes. Day Glo pigments not only reflect this light back, but the also pigments convert some of the unseen light –…… Continue reading Day Glo Ink
John Bull Set
For many printers, this was the first time they got printed ink on the page, leading to a life-long passion for letterpress.
Gas Lighting
There’s evidence that gas has been used for lighting including in China in 500BC, with gas transported through bamboo pipes; but here we’re talking about the industrial age. Our hero in this article gets only a footnote mention in the Wikipedia article, hidden under the name of his employer, Sir James Lowther. Mr Carlisle Spedding…… Continue reading Gas Lighting
Univers
The serif-less face that took us from the age of metal to the age of light.
Mechanical Quoin
Faced with simple frame in which to set type, printers have always needed a device to fill space and hold the whole forme in one piece for printing.
London Centre for Book Arts
London’s flourishing, open, and welcoming centre for the Book Arts
John Dunlap and the Declaration of Independence
The Ulster printer that played a pivotal role in the United States Declaration of Independence.
British Letterpress in 100 Objects 