Welcome to our Letterpress Links page!
We have provided the below links to share some of our favorite Letterpress Resource Websites.
American Amateur Press Association
Letterpress printing may no longer be a growth industry, but there are numerous people world-wide who pursue it as either a hobby or a business. This page lists some of the places where individuals interested in letterpress printing can find information, services, and products.
American Printing History Association
The American Printing History Association encourages the study of printing history and its related arts and skills, including calligraphy, typefounding, typography, papermaking, bookbinding, illustration, and publishing. APHA is especially, but by no means exclusively, interested in American printing history.
American Type Founders (ATF) was created in 1892 by the merger of 23 type foundries, including Binny and Ronaldson, Boston Type Foundry, Central Type Foundry, Dickinson Type Foundry, and Farmer, Little and Co. Other major competitors were soon absorbed.
Ask a question, browse or provide advice. Discussion forum on the new Briar Press site. You can also check the previous Discussion forum for additional answers to your questions.
A community of letterpress printers, book artists, and letterpress enthusiasts. Letterpress History, information, classifieds, Museum and more...
A very well put together site with an abundance of information on Type Technology and more. An exceptional Letterpress Resource!
The Bruce Type Foundry in New York was founded in 1813, and lasted until 1901, when it was acquired by ATF. It has a colorful history, and plays a pivotal role in the history of typography through its introduction and improvement of the stereotyping process.
Don Black Letterpress Resource
The Printer's Guide for users of Kelsey Presses And Other Similar Machines. Letterpress Printing SuperStore, in-depth information and links.
Supplying a range of printer inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges and printer paper. Other brands we supply, canon inkjet cartridges, lexmark ink cartridges, brother toner, hp ink cartridges plus many more discounted ink cartridges. Based in the UK.
Five Roses Letterpress Resource
Welcome to the wonderful world of letterpress printing! To start you on your way in this exciting, challenging, rewarding and anachronistic avocation, what follows is an introduction, freshly prepared for the start of the new millennium and updated to 2005, to the people, places, and online resources that will save you a great deal of time as you embark upon your letterpress activities.
Gutenberg Bible - aka 42-line Bible
The Gutenberg Bible (also known as the 42-line Bible or the Mazarin Bible) is a printed version of the Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible that was printed by Johannes Gutenberg, in Mainz, Germany in the fifteenth century. Although it is not, as often thought, the first book to be printed by Gutenberg's new movable type system, it is his major work, and has iconic status as the start of the "Gutenberg Revolution" and the "Age of the Printed Book".
Gutenberg Museum - Mainz Germany
It is one of the oldest museums of printing in the world and attracts experts and tourists from all corners of the globe. In 1900, 500 years after Gutenberg’s birth, a group of citizens founded the museum in Mainz. They wanted to honour the inventor, today’s “man of the millennium”, and present his technical and artistic achievements to the public at large.
The Hamilton Company began producing type in 1880 and within twenty years became the largest provider in the United States. During that time, as the waves of immigrants helped build the United States, news and public information was made visible in the many styles of wood type.
There are a good number of dedicated folks in Australia putting out a strong effort to preserve Printing History. Australia's working and teaching museum of typography and printing located at Footscray, Victoria. Specialising in retention of traditional printing, both the equipment and the knowledge.
The Museum of Printing History displays a dynamic collection of historical documents, fine art prints, and antique printing equipment. Our Museum is more, though, than its permanent collection. It is alive with exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and demonstrations. In our galleries and working studios, we demonstrate the traditional processes of stone lithography, letterpress printing, papermaking, and bookbinding.
MyFonts is your complete online source for finding, trying, and buying fonts. Purchased fonts are available for immediate download. With 55,665 fonts on one easy-to-use web site and the best search tools in the business, MyFonts is sure to help you find the perfect font! MyFonts has sold well over 3 Billion fonts. A wonderful website for identifying different font styles.
OKI Buyer - Suppliers of OKI Printers, Faxes, Ink, Toners and various OKI Printer Accessories, based in the UK.
Print Block Manufacture History - Stanford University
The process of wood engraving involves the cutting of an image in relief on a hard, end-grain block of wood with a tool called a burin. The engraver cuts away the parts of the block that correspond to the areas in the drawing which are to remain white or uninked. The uncut, raised area receives the ink when the block is run through the press and thus appears black in the finished print. In-depth information on all styles of printers blocks.
Custom Letterpress Blocks - Letterpress Drive Belts - Letterpress Initial Sets - Letterpress Printers Blocks - Vintage Printers Blocks - Custom Order Jobs Available - Vintage and Vanity Printers Blocks - Letterpress Printing Supplies - Custom Font Faces. You will not find better prices for high quality, custom made type and blocks.
Type Height and Measurement Description
All measurements of type originally referred to the dimensions of a cast piece of metal bearing a single character. One pound of type, in any point size, covered about 3 square inches. Thorough instructions for proper type measurement techniques.
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