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 Picture of Font in stick:
 33pt Caxtonian -c.1880


Some printing terms to recall:

galley, key, stone,  signature, stock, dog, mid, magenta, dis, quarto, em, rule, stick, chapel, matrix, stereo, slug, proof press, scoring, ream, spine, cast, hickey, bone, sett off, back knife, ragged, recto, point, Royal, ejector, quoin,  wf reader spread, quadder, calliper, line gauge, die,  super caster, disser, em,  cutting rule, diecase, thin, mounting block, card, nut, mark up, stet, leader, full point, punchbar, half tone, folios, logotype, EN,
 PIca Pole
 

 

Last Updated:

28 April, 2012

 

 
    

 

Welcome to the Penrith Museum of Printing.

Please note that the Museum is closed on all public holiday weekends.

We would like all our friends and supporters to keep the date of Saturday, 2nd June 2012 free on your calendar so that you can attend the museums 11th Birthday celebration on that day. As well as having all the machines in operation on the day we are also planning to exhibit all the posters and typography work done at our Typography and Poster courses over the years and award a prize or two

The day will start at 11.00am and finish around 2.00pm and we would love to have you come along and join us.   click to see Poster

   

For those of you interested in table-top printing presses, we are going to raffle a great little old table-top hand-made press (in working order, complete with chase). 

Bring your own lunch or eat at the Paceway's bistro and we will have plenty of tea & coffee and snacks available.

 

I hope we get to see you there on the day !!!

 

Saturday, 2nd June 2012 at 11am  - put it in your diary.

If you would like to get involved in the world of letterpress then we would certainly welcome your involvement to lend us a hand. No experience required, just a love of letterpress and some time is all that is needed.

The latest edition of the our newsletter, 'The Final Proof' is now available for PDF download, so please click on this link January 2012 Newsletter.pdf  

Stephen Brique
President

Letterpress courses.

New dates for our popular Typography,1, Poster and Adana course for 2012 are now available on our "What's New" page. Be quick as the courses are filling quick.  

These courses and others we are developing are designed to give participants the opportunity to go back in time and learn how printing was done prior to the advent of computer based technologies See our "What's New" page for more details. 

See our "What's New" page for more details and photos  > go there.

Class numbers are limited (4), 
Instruction by Tradesmen,
Work at your own pace,
Use your own copy or set text,
Learn to read "mirror image",
Learn the type-case layout.

We promise you a great time at the type- case.

 

 

 

 


If being involved in our Typography programme is something that you think would be of interest to you, then please contact us for more details. See our "What's New" page for more details. 

Museum Opening Times:

The museum is open to the public each Saturday for general viewing and demonstrations, between the hours of 10am and 2.00pm and on other days by appointment.

Please note that the Museum is closed on all public holiday weekends.


See our "Group Tours" page if you would like to book a tour for your group.


The museum provides a much needed venue for this important collection of historic printing machinery and equipment that has seen service in a number of Australian print-shops for more than a century.

We hope you enjoy visiting our website and that you will take the time to come and visit the museum and view some of Australia's
printing heritage in action.

 

 

SWUG
Single Width User Group

 


Purpose Statement.

The purpose of the
Penrith Museum of Printing
is to collect, operate, conserve
and showcase letterpress printing
machinery and equipment so
as to keep alive the history,
knowledge and skills of
 letterpress printing for
 present and future
generations.