Penrith Museum of Printing
 

PENRITH
MUSEUM of
  PRINTING
     Established 2001

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Some printing terms to recall:

galley, key, stone, bed, en,  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,
 PIca Pole.

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Last Update:

22 June 08

 

  

      

 

Welcome to the Penrith Museum of Printing's website.

The museum's tour programmes are up and running again with 2008 shaping up to be our busiest so far.

In this update we would like to acknowledge the great assistance of Offset Alpine Printing who have come to our aid and replaced tools that were stolen from the museum.

On a happier note we would also like to acknowledge the great assistance given to the museum by Brissett Rollers who also have again come to our aid by re-rubbering two of our Model 5 linotype. Thank you to both companys for their continued assistance in keeping our letterpress equipment running smoothly.

Our new type-setting courses are on again even bigger and better than last year. Why not take the opportunity to go back in time and learn to set type by hand. 

This programme has been developed to provide participants with the opportunity to work with our extensive range of handset types and other composing materials to produce a set piece of work.

This course will give you the opportunity to use our handset types as you put all the letters together to make your very own work of art. If you want to go further, you can learn how to lock up your work in a chase and then have your work printed on one of our 100 year old foot-operated Platen presses, operated by one of the museum volunteers.

 

UNSW College of Fine Arts "Apprentice Compositors" - Christine,   Emily and Katherine   "At one with the letters" at the Typography course.

If being involved in the Typography programme is something that you think would be of interest to you, then please contact us for more details.

Class numbers limited;
All instruction given by Tradesmen;
Work at your own pace.

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

The museum is open to the public each Saturday for general viewing and demonstrations and on other days by appointment only.

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.

Alan Connell  (Founder)

 

 

    

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