After returning from a very fruitful trip to Dave Churchman's letterpress warehouse in Indianapolis, we're looking forward to putting our latest finds to work. We bought 6 or 7 fonts of wood type to fill out some missing areas of our collection, plus various lead slugs, rules, borders, etc. that would be too expensive to ship by mail. Kind as always, Dave threw in some extras to make the 1000-mile roundtrip journey well worth our while. But honestly, just seeing all the presses and parts in person is worth it; it's an education you won't find elsewhere.Pictured are some new acquisitions: an advertising cut and 25-line Playbill wood type
You sound like a kid in a candy store for the first time!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see someone so passionate about keeping an art and artisan form alive in this day of instant technology. We could all learn a lesson from you on "spanning time".
Thanks for sharing your interests and enthusiasm with the world.