Printing People | ||
#1 | Chinese inventor of the first known movable type technology. |
Who is Bi Sheng? |
#2 | Spare him the PageMaker manutiae. |
Who is Aldus Manuitius? |
#3 | Sometimes called called the second Gutenberg because his invention of the linotype machine could easily and quickly set complete lines of type. |
Who is Ottmar Mergenthaler? |
#4 | This moneylender loaned Johannes Gutenberg 800 gilders to support his early printing endeavors.
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Who is Johann Fust? |
#5 | Scottish immigrant who was the first American to receive a design patent for a font of type. |
Who is George Bruce? |
Pressing Issues | ||
#1 | A line of presses an assorted printing sundries available by mail in the U.S. from the 1870s until the early 1990s. |
What is Kelsey? |
#2 | If you own one, you may have a gem of wisdom. |
What is a Pearl? |
#3 | This design came to its eponymous owner in a dream as a revelation from Benjamin Franklin. |
What is a Gordon? |
#4 | You don't need to go to Holland to see this prince of a press from Heidelberg.
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What is a Windmill? |
#5 | This line of cylinder presses had models of "A," "B," and "C," as well as "The Clipper." |
What is a Kelly? |
WebPressions | ||
#1 | It is proudly introducing the bleeding-edge world of personalized destop publishing circa 1820. |
What is Briar Press? |
#2 | It has lots of things, but you'll have to go elsewhere for chick peas. |
What is Letterpress Things? |
#3 | You may go around and around but the path will take you to interesting places and plenty of downloadables. |
What is Circuitous Route? |
#4 | Find the latest Wayzgoose and sign up to exchange your letterpress printing and information on sources of equipment and better printing practices with other members. |
What is The Amalgamated Printers’ Association (or APA)? |
#5 | An English venture, this website is the definitive source for information about typecase lays from more than 20 countries and hundred of type case variations. |
What is Alembic Press? |
Typo-Files | ||
#1 | Its distinctive lower case "e" makes this font a highly recognizab;e 20th Century script.
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What is Park Avenue? |
#2 | You don't have to be in Colorado to find this number, which is equivalent to American type-high. |
What is .918? |
#3 | The groove across the front side, or belly, of a single type. |
What is the nick? |
#4 | This piece of spacing material is one-half as wide as the em quad. |
What is the "en" or "nut" quad? |
#5 | The year that American Type Founders (ATF) was created as a business trust created by the merger of 23 type foundries. |
What is 1892? |
Printer's Devilry | ||
#1 | Don't call it a ruler. |
What is a pica gauge? |
#2 | Usually made of stone or steel, it is the surface on which a form is arranged. |
What is an imposing stone? |
#3 | A recepticle for lead, antimony and tin destined for Hades. |
What is a hell-bucket? |
#4 | A standard part of most early presses and a technique used to keep unwanted ink off of finished pieces, it rhymes with biscuit. |
What is a frisket? |
#5 | This holy tract was the first book to be published in the United States of America, in 1640. |
What is the Bay Psalm Book? |
Final Question | |
Describe for what purpose a letterpress printer would use the following item:
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It is a hole punch. |