Another series of pictures of the Caslon Letter Foundry at 22/23 Chiswell St., London. Caslon were taken over by Stephenson, Blake around 1937. Pictures from the St Bride Library via. the Gentle Author.
Asides
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A Brief Introduction to England’s Secret Printing Presses | Heritage Calling
From the Historic England blog, a Brief Introduction to England’s Secret Printing Presses.
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Oxford Guild of Printers: Bursary
A great offer from a great letterpress printing organisation
— OxGuildPrinters (@OxGuildPrinters) May 11, 2015
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St Bride Foundation: Wayzgoose Sunday 17 May
The St. Bride Foundation will be holding a Wayzgoose — a printers’ fair — this coming Sunday 17 May between 11am and 4pm. Details at their website!
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Print Project: Tickets
Nick at the Print Project has produced more bold work for the tickets for the Leeds Print Festival
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Simon Pilkington: Model 3 Press Parts
A delightful picture of the component parts of a Model No. 3 press, rather like the Arab Erection Instructions!
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Metal Type: Monotype Recorders
An amazing project by Dave Hughes and John Cornelisse to scan the back copies of the Monotype Recorder. The Monotype Recorder both set the standard and documented the advance of typography at the hands of this firm and these PDFs will make fascinating reading. Thanks, both!
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St Bride Foundation: Library Closure
St Bride Foundation has proposed the temporary closure of the Library owing to nearby building works.
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Typoretum: Banging Out – Fleet Street Remembered
“Banging Out” was a way of newspaper printers commemorating something special: a long-serving employee retiring or even the closure of the presses. This short film, via. Typoretum, explains the tradition.