Our Visit to Hand Deliver Press

by Kristen A. Yarmey

July 2, 2012

1:37 pm

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Christmas, Hand Deliver Press, letterpress, special collections, wmldigserv, Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Collection

First set off the press

The source: The Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Collection

The source - The Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Collection

1912 Zaner-Bloser printing block

1912 Zaner-Bloser printing block

Hand Deliver Press

Test prints

Hand Deliver Press - Vandercook SP-20

Hand Deliver Press - Vandercook SP-20

Hand Deliver Press - Vandercook SP-20

Aligning the block

Our 100-year old printing block

Color matching

Color matching our ink

Color matching our ink

Perfect color match

Ink

Inking the rollers

Inking the rollers

Test print

Test print

First off the press

Letterpress Library Christmas card

Preparing the inside and back of the card

Library Letterpress Christmas card, a set on Flickr.

Photos and video from our trip to Hand Deliver Press for the printing of our Library Christmas card, from one of our Zaner-Bloser Collection printing blocks.