by PressMan_1 | May 20, 2018 | Letterpress Font, Letterpress Studio, Mystery Type
An interesting find today at a local antique store. Judging by the groves on the backsides I’d say these were for use on a showcard press. I once found a solid plastic letter, but these are different. These are yellow plastic mounted on wood. 28-line height. I...
by PressMan_1 | Sep 28, 2017 | John G. Cooley, Letterpress Font, Wood Type
40-Line Antique Condensed (?) This recent purchase has the J. G. Cooley, New York makers mark. This places the date of manufacturing between 1859 and 1868. I told my Sister in-law that I’m now going to expect to find letterpress type every time I come to visit. Last...
by PressMan_1 | Jul 29, 2017 | Letterpress Font
French Clarendon? When I was taking a close look at some recently purchased type I thought two blocks looked odd. When I started cleaning the type part of the lowercase “r” separated from the block. Looks like it may be veneer. I don’t know much...
by PressMan_1 | Sep 24, 2015 | Letterpress Font, Wood Type
Let’s just say I may have been overly excited when I found this type at an antique store. I don’t no about you, but I have a formula for how much I like to pay for wood type. Needless to say, I paid up for this lot. I tried to negotiate but there...
by PressMan_1 | May 17, 2015 | Letterpress Font, Wood Type
It wasn’t a light package the delivery man left at the front door. You would expect a big box of letterpress 5″ wood type to be on the heftier side. And it was. About a year ago I had already filled on drawer of the Hamilton Case with 18-Line All Caps...
by PressMan_1 | Apr 19, 2015 | Letterpress Font, Wood Type
This was our second year going to the San Jose Printer’s Guild’s event. Officially called the S.F. Bay Area Printers’ Fair & Wayzgoose. As usual this is a small gathering of like minded individuals who enjoy the art and history of letterpress printing. It’s a good...
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