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Come See Us at the Printers Fair!
Saturday, September 19, 2026 11:00 AM …..TO….. 4:00 PMPrinters, Printmakers, Calligraphers and Bookmakers Al Starr Community Building – Willow Street Fire Company2901 Willow Street Pike – Willow Street, PA Plenty of on site FREE parking. Click Here for Directions and … Continue reading
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Celebrating America 250 at Ephrata Cloister
Some of us regularly volunteer to operate the reproduction wooden press down the street at the Ephrata Cloister where the area’s rich history of printing began. We were able to use an engraving from the HSCV collection to produce this … Continue reading
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See Us at the Chesapeake Print & Book Arts Fair
Saturday, May 9, 2026 we are travelling to Havre de Grace, Maryland. Join us and other print related vendors from 11 am until 4 pm. “The Chesapeake Print & Book Arts Fair showcases the art of printmaking in historical and … Continue reading
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The First Roller
Unless we’re demonstrating the way Colonial presses operated no one is using ink balls anymore. Even hand inking is done with a brayer, a roller, and our mechanized presses rely on them. Though Gutenburg was inventing moveable type around 1450, … Continue reading
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 Our C&P has been replaced by a 1917 Golding Jobber.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