Coaxing an Antique Press to ‘Kiss the Page’
By Patrick Henry on January 5th, 2010
The “Experience Necessary” feature in today’s New York Times profiles Robert Warner, master printer at Bowne and Company Stationers (an installation of the South Street Seaport Museum). Self-taught, Warner is the working curator of what is said to be New York City’s oldest continuing business—a letterpress printing shop established by Robert Bowne in 1775. Under Warner’s direction, it still operates much as it did in the late 19th century, with handset types and treadle-powered platen presses. When in New York, don’t fail to visit Mr. Warner in this living shrine to printing’s historic past.
One Response to “Coaxing an Antique Press to ‘Kiss the Page’”
By Greg Barber on Jan 25, 2010 | Reply
I would love to have a Green printing Tip for letterpress.
Less paper needed.
No chemicals
thickness of stock not a problem
etc
I would make this my 32nd Green Tip in the blog I write for. http://www.eco-libris.com and post later to http://www.ecofriendlyprinter.com