Odd question. In a recent conversation with an "old school" letterpress book printer (like me), I heard the term "carriage trade" to describe the relatively...
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Farida Bee
faridabee
Oct 24, 2005 2:56 am
Hello, I am setting a chapbook in Rialto Pressa and want to use the ct and st ligatures/tied characters. Are there typographic “guidelines” to their proper...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Oct 24, 2005 3:26 am
Hi Farida My take on this is that generally, if the ligature is appropriate to the text, use as you please! However, I would avoid (as in German, which has...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Oct 24, 2005 4:11 am
Farida This might help (?) http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/rare0037.htm but I couldn't find the magic provisions of "OH." Though no matter what the "old rules"...
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michaelmagnesi
Oct 24, 2005 4:18 am
... Hello Gerald, I think the term "Carriage Trade" is appropriate for the new marketplace not the craftsmen themselves. It is hard to sell a client on a...
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Jessica Spring
vandercook2001
Oct 24, 2005 4:21 am
Are these terms particular to photopolymer LP card printers, to further break it down? I'm not sure non-printers view the "boutique"; designation as derogatory....
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Oct 24, 2005 4:59 am
Jessica To respond to the question, from my perspective, most new entries to letterpress, for better or worse, are "photopolymer LP"; there is very little...
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Kathleen Whalen
grahamoss
Oct 24, 2005 7:24 am
The carriage trade is customers who don't come on foot. It's an economic class and pricing issue. Graham...
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Kathleen Whalen
grahamoss
Oct 24, 2005 7:28 am
My own take is that if they are in the fount and I like how they look, I use them. The rule is that you should use your eyes and judgement and learn as you go....
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Harold Kyle
boxcarpress
Oct 24, 2005 12:44 pm
... Is Dave Wofford from Horse and Buggy Press in Raleigh on the list? I suppose his shop truly is a carriage trade. I think these terms helpfully denote our...
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michael babcock | int...
interrobangl...
Oct 24, 2005 3:24 pm
platepress printers. -- best, m | interrobangletterpress.com...
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Jessica Spring
vandercook2001
Oct 24, 2005 4:51 pm
Agreed. I'm amazed at newcomers who get a press and are up and running fairly quickly with little experience. That being said, there's little satisfaction for...
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Fritz Klinke
nagraph81433
Oct 24, 2005 5:26 pm
I'm curious about your qualification of the term "old school" regarding book printers. To me that implies book printing as it was traditionally done in ...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Oct 24, 2005 5:40 pm
Farida I looked through _Type Foundries in the Netherlands from the 15th to the 19th Century_ by Charles Enschedé, which is very good for detailing the word...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Oct 24, 2005 5:47 pm
Fritz I was using the term as I have heard it from students. I assume it is simply an easy button term to describe early craft/industrial techniques. I first...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Oct 24, 2005 9:32 pm
Fritz In looking at your post again, I would have to suggest that "limited editions handcrafted from hand set type" are far more traditional and old school...
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Marnie Powers-Torrey
marniepowers...
Oct 24, 2005 10:48 pm
Odd query: We've used scribecoat (a scratchable film used by "old school" cartographers) to expose photopolymer plates. However, we can't seem to track this...
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Michael T. Metz
weltyah
Oct 24, 2005 10:56 pm
Have you tried standard negative film exposed without a positive image? The film I work with seems to scratch with very little assistance... ... From:...
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Norman L McKnight
normanmcknight
Oct 24, 2005 11:14 pm
In my experience "old school" has always referred to an attutude or work ethic rather than a particular historical manifestation. In one sense letterpress is...
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Michael Magnesi
michaelmagnesi
Oct 25, 2005 12:12 am
Hello Norman, Nicely done! I would consider myself a new branch that is gradually becoming aware of the tree I am part of. True I am coming into letterpress...
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Donald Card
maeglin99
Oct 25, 2005 1:31 am
Does anyone know of other publishers similar to the Folio Society (meaning similar price/quality/variety of titles)? Thanks for any help!...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Oct 25, 2005 5:32 am
Norman This is quite a brilliant post in that metaphorical _Being There_ sort of a way. Which I admire. And I do like the "old school" and "social printer"...
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thistleberrypress
thistleberry...
Oct 25, 2005 6:15 am
Does anyone have any advice on what solvent to use to clean press rollers? I print on a Vandercook 4 and my instructor cleans her press rollers with regular...
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Casey
cmcgarr1957
Oct 25, 2005 2:10 pm
Norman, Great post and nicely worded. I only started doing letterpress printing 4 years ago so I consider myself still sort of a newbie. A good friend of mine...
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Marnie Powers-Torrey
marniepowers...
Oct 25, 2005 4:24 pm
Does anyone have weights on the following equipment? Albion handpress, platen 15"x10" Columbian handpress, platen 18"x24" Hamilton Iron top composing tables: ...
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Chad Pastotnik
deepwoodpress
Oct 25, 2005 4:39 pm
I'm looking for a chase for a tabletop lever Hohner press with the following specs: outside dimensions - 11 3/8 x 7+ inches (at least this is the size of the...
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ductormanpaperboy
ductormanpap...
Oct 25, 2005 5:00 pm
Hello everyone, I was wondering if there are any suppliers in Canada (preferably Ontario) for letterpress accessories including typfaces, plates, inks, bases...
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Marnie Powers-Torrey
marniepowers...
Oct 25, 2005 5:01 pm
I have used imagesetting film, which "accepts" scratches best when it is wet. Or are you talking about traditional darkroom sheet film? I have not tried that...
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Marnie Powers-Torrey
marniepowers...
Oct 25, 2005 5:16 pm
Gerald, This sounds like the final exam. I considered dropping the class, but then I realized that you weren't requiring participation in the final or the...
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G. Shattenberg
g_shattenberg
Oct 25, 2005 5:17 pm
Be sure about it. I used olive oil, which much to my amazement was in the cupboard. Thinking that there is an outside chance I may eat a salad, the extra...
