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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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This site designed
and administered by
Stique
Last Update:
22 June 08
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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.
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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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