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Hand
&
Eye: New Heidelberg Cylinder Press
Written by
benb
in
Blog
An account from Hand
&
Eye of the installation of
their latest press
.
Commercial Letterpress
Hand & Eye
Heidelberg Cylinder
London
Letterpress in Mogadishu
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