The Dancing Rainbow Press is my hobby letterpress shop/collection. Read a little of it’s history here.
My Printing Equipment
- Kelsey 3 x 5
- Craftsmen Superior 6.5 x 10
- Craftsmen Imperial 5 x 8
- Sigwalt Nonpareil No. 23
- Hoe Proof Press
- Baltimore Rail Press
- Bag Press
My Type
- Alternate Gothic #1 (8, 10, 12, 18pt)
- Brush (18pt)
- Engraver’s Old English (8, 10, 12pt)
- Colwell Handletter (6, 8, 10, 12, 18, 24 / italic 12, 18, 30pt) – Elizabeth Colwell, designer; Fonts in Use page.
- Cooper Black (18, 36pt) – Oswald Cooper, designer; Fonts in Use page.
- Latin Lining Condensed No. 550 (18, 24pt)
- Lombardic Caps (12, 18,24,36pt)
- Modern Bodoni Bold (18pt)
- Romany or Romani (12, 24, 36pt) – ATF 1934; A. R. Bosco; Identifont
- William Penn Caps (8, 10, 12, 14, 18 pt)
Organizations & Museums
- Conestoga Press – Living history shop where I volunteer
- .918 Club – Lancaster, PA club with museum, studio, and more | member
- AAPA – American Amateur Press Association | member
- APHA – American Printing History Association | member through Conestoga Press
- Museum of Printing – Haverhill, Massachusetts | member
- Amalgamated Printers’ Association – Lots of History and Resources.
- The Fossils – The Historians of Amateur Journalism
- Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum – Two Rivers, Wisconsin | member
- National Museum of Industrial History – Some strong connections to printing
Resources
- American Printing Equipment and Supply Co. – Since 1932
- A-Z Fonts – Fonts to download.
- Briar Press – Letterpress info and ads.
- British Letterpress – Wealth of guides and helpful information.
- The Platen Press Museum – The Collection of Paul Aken.
- Luc Devroye – Type design, faces, and fonts.
- Letterpress History Links – Links to history related material is here.
Supplies
- Crane’s Lettra – Letterpress paper
- Flurry Cotton – Letterpress paper
- Neenah Cotton – Letterpress paper