Monthly Archives: October 2008

New Stockist – St Jude’s Gallery, Norfolk

October 31, 2008 – 9:00 am

We are pleased to announce that our letterpress greeting cards are now stocked at St Jude’s Gallery in Itteringham, Norfolk. St Jude’s specialises in British art, craft, design and printmaking – together with paintings, modern and vintage furniture, ceramics and glass, books and cards, and some jewellery. Based in the North Norfolk village of Itteringham, [...]

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2008 Christmas Card Designs – Preview

October 29, 2008 – 8:06 pm

Well, the festive season is drawing nearer and today saw the first snowfalls of the coming winter. The Typoretum has been a hive of activity over recent weeks in order to create a pleasing selection of festive greeting card designs. All of these cards will be available for viewing and purchase via our website at [...]

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Hot-Metal at the Crescent Card Company

October 28, 2008 – 9:28 pm

Just over a week ago I attended a Hot-Metal open day at the Crescent Card Company (Tiptree), where Len Friend and Dave Boden provided a hands-on Ludlow typecasting workshop. I came away having learnt a great deal about the process and proudly clutching the prize of a freshly cast ‘slug’ of type. I also managed [...]

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A ‘hot printing’ homage to H.N. Werkman

October 24, 2008 – 1:03 pm

Whilst continuing to work on the Wharfedale, and covered in a great deal of grease, I recalled a print that I made to commemorate my acquisition of this fine press in May 2004. It was created using the technique of ‘hot printing’ developed by the Dutch artist, typographer, printer and hero of mine; H.N. Werkman. [...]

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1888 Wharfedale Press – Project Update

October 13, 2008 – 7:30 pm

During the past weekend, tentative attempts were made to bring the largest printing press in our collection back into production for book and poster work. Our Wharfedale cylinder press was manufactured in 1888 by W. Dawson & Sons in Otley, West Yorkshire, and whilst it is one of the smaller machines of its type, it [...]

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