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We Will Return March 7
Yes we’re ready to return to regularly scheduled Saturday mornings from 9 to noon. We’ll be there with lots of new projects and even a new press. Our C&P has been replaced by a 1917 Golding Jobber. The extreme cold … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The print shop will be closed in January and February. In fair weather you may find us in working on some exciting new projects but otherwise count on visiting … Continue reading
Lancaster Printers’ Fair
On September 20, 2025 the print shop will be closed. Come visit us at our booth at the Lancaster Printers’ Fair from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm at 2901 Willow Street Pike, Willow Street, PA 17584.
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See Us In Lititz for Second Saturday in July
Come seek us out on Main Street from 11 am – 4 pm. Print a souvenir on a late 1800’s Sigwalt tabletop press. The print shop will be closed today and the next two weeks. See you in August.
Hocking Wood Type Collection
We have acquired a collection of wood type from Hocking Printing and are in the process of organizing and cataloging it. The attached document gives a rough sample of almost all of it though there are some errors in sorting … Continue reading
The New Year is Here
The print shop will greet the new year with a vacation of sorts. We won’t be scheduled to be open until March 1 when we resume our Saturday mornings from 9 to noon schedule. Someone may be there by chance … Continue reading
David Shields on the Rob Roy Kelly Wood Type Collection
With the recent acquisition of wood type we have much to learn about it. Shop volunteer Paul found this great presentation from the Humanities Research Center.
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See Us in Havre de Grace, Maryland
No one will be in the Print Shop on Saturday, September 21, but you can see us and a bunch of other Printers in Maryland.
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Come See Our New Pearl
Thanks to a generous donation from Julie Hocking of Hocking Printing Company, publisher of the Shopping News in Ephrata, we have a new (old) No. 14 Pearl printing press. We plan to give it the care it needs to print … Continue reading
Making a Letterpress Engraving Plate
In answering a question about printing cuts I found that the International Printing Museum had this great video demonstrating the process.
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