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British Letterpress in 100 Objects

British Letterpress in 100 Objects

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Rule Bender and Artistic Printing

The little machine that allowed jobbing printers inject variety and excitement in to the expanding world of Victorian commerce.

Published April 16, 2022
Categorized as 1800s, East Midlands, Mass Production, Object, Types and Casting Tagged 1880s, 1890s, Artistic Printing, Exchange, Jobbing Printing, Leicestershire, Object, Rule Bender, Size:In Depth

Miller and Richard

Miller and Richard were a significant foundry, based in Edinburgh between 1809 and 1952.

Published January 1, 2022
Categorized as Craft, Object, Scotland, Types and Casting Tagged 1890s, Edinburgh, Egyptian, Lothian, Miller and Richard, Old Style, Pivotal Type Caster, Scotch Roman, Scotland, Stephenson Blake, Typefounder

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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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