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March 25, 2025

Hurrah for wood and its many roles at Hamilton!

World Wood Day, observed on March 21, coincides with the International Day of Forests and the spring equinox. Here at Hamilton, we have extra reasons to recognize the key role that wood plays in a sustainable world while promoting its responsible use. Beginning with the original Hamilton Manufacturing slogan “Wood Goods, Good Woods” and continuing through to today, our appreciation... Read More »

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February 25, 2025

Museum volunteers celebrated as a vital part of the ‘Ham Fam’

About 20 volunteers and staff recently shared part of their weekend to attend a Volunteer Appreciation event hosted at the museum.  We rolled out the bar, ordered some pizza and jumped right into what we all know best: making! Volunteer and staff attendees alike got to exercise their curiosity, skill, and ‘maker’ impulses on projects in the pressroom and at... Read More »

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January 23, 2025

Collections Highlight: Engraved Type That Survived Two Fires

The oldest set of type in Hamilton’s collection is also one of the most elaborately decorated. This 7L set of Wells Hand-Engraved Ornamented type was received at Hamilton in 2005. Thought to date from the 1850s, this is the oldest documented set of wood type in the museum's collection.  This set of wood type has survived two fires.  At the... Read More »

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December 16, 2024

Fragments From the Isle of Mis-Printed Posters

OR, "The Silver Lake Sisters meet Jargo the Giraffe, and other unintentional impressions" By Jim Moran, Hamilton Master Printer & Collections Officer Emeritus The backdrop at this year’s Hamilton Wayzgoose was a mash-up of make ready; vintage poster fragments pulled from Hamilton’s Enquirer Collection graced the big red doors at our annual conference.    All printers save their mistakes and... Read More »

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November 8, 2024

Oh, the inky memories: New exhibit celebrates Wayzgoose with 16 years of posters

In some traditions, the Wayzgoose was a celebration given by master printers for their workers to mark the beginning of the season working by candlelight. Hamilton's annual Wayzgoose conference gathers type-loving dreamers and doers from near and far to share their love of letterpress printing, typography, and design. A weekend filled with presentations, hands-on activities, social events, and camaraderie creates a lively... Read More »

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