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Smoke Break #920: A Heady Glimpse Inside The Quickly Fading World Of Moveable Type

January 26, 2012 

These days, it’s easier to find moveable type as detritus gathering dust in the drawers of antique stores than it is to locate a printing workshop that still uses the stuff. This short film about letterpress reveals one of the few survivors in the UK (Plymouth University). Hang in there, dudes!

TAKE ANOTHER BREAK

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  1. Andrew on January 27th, 2012 11:11 am

    W2 in Gastown has the old Woodwards Letterpress machine & it’s working!, for anyone interested.