There are a lot of exciting things happening at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum lately. To help everyone keep up with the exciting artists, designers, and groups that come to the museum we will be keeping this blog. We will update it with exciting finds that we uncover as we catalog the collection, unveil new partnerships, and print great posters. All of the staff, Jim Moran, Stephanie Carpenter, and Bill Moran will constantly post photos and information about events at the museum. There will also be guest blog posts that will expand our content and allow our friends to see what else is going on in the wood type and letterpress world.
Please leave comments. Everyone who comes to the museum or is still planning their trip has wonderful insights and stories. We would love to hear what you have to say.
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PRINTERS DEVIL
Hi I have fond memories of working with wooden type in the 1950's when I was indentured as a compositors apprentice. One of my many jobs was to produce cricket match posters and the big problem with the wooden type we used was that a lot of it was not of a regular height consequently to achieve a printable image I had to stick pieces of card under the offending letters to make them all uniform. I never understood why they were not of a standard height, perhaps different manufacturers and standards were responsible. I came upon your web sight by accident and found it very interesting and stirred up a lot of pleasant memories for me. Iblive in the UK and am now 78 years of age.I retired at the age of 76 teaching computing,how times have changed. Regards Eric Armstrong
This museum is a treasure!
My husband and I really enjoyed the workshop on July 7th - keep up the good work. Mary Lou
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