Hobby and Professional Letterpress Printing

Presented by the American Amateur Press Association.

Numerous letterpress printshops have Web pages. Some are hobby shops run for the fun of it. Others are professionals that sell their printing for profit. Many sites include interesting tidbits about printing and typography.

Entries preceded by "New>" were added to this listing since June 2007.

If you want your letterpress shop listed here, send a brief description and your Web site's URL to dtribby@stanfordalumni.org

Hobby

The Briar Press: This site is devoted to promoting the art of letterpress, and to preserving some of the familiar and not so familiar graphics and images of letterpresses and the printed image.
The Private Press of David Celani: Dave Celani's garage shop, located in Vassar, Michigan.
Fairfax Press: "Dedicated to the mysteries of hand printing, to the study of typefaces and to the preservation of the craft." Clair Dunn, Proprietor.
Five-Foot Shelf Press: A haphazard collection of letterpress equipment and type -- all stored in the gracious surroundings of Richard Campbell's below-ground-level garage. Lots of interesting pictures and scans.
Fox Paw Press: Lots of interesting images on this site run by Rachel Scott.
The Fine-Arts Bluesband & Poetry Press: "Poetry broadsheets & pamphlets, Postcards from original art, and other Artistic specialties."
New> Front Room Press: Founded in September 2007 by Richard Polinski in Milford, New Jersey.
GEM Press: "A private hobby letterpress garage shop housing a small collection of hand, table top, and jobber presses augmented with wooden type, home made cuts, and workhorse fonts to print the occasional journal publication, annual Christmas card, and Southwest designs greeting cards."
Ogentroost: The private press of Jan Molendijk. "I use metal type to design, set, print and bind books. I don't do this for profit, it's just a hobby. I try and sell some of the products of the press to recoup some of the expenses." Main Web page is in Dutch.
Philoxenia Press: "A small letterpress studio working in the hand-craft tradition of setting type by hand and printing the work on one of two hand-presses owned by the Press." (Norman McKnight, Berkeley, California)
Pillowface Press: "Pillowface Press is a small printmaking studio set up by Ivan Gulkov to experiment with traditional design and handset typography in Mountain View, California."
Prints Charming Ink: Kuyk and Dianne Logan do "hobby printing for the fun of it and preservation of letterpress printing. Five presses and tons of type collected over the years" in their garage printshop. 24 Sunlit Forest Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77381; e-mail: kuyklogan@houston.rr.com; Phone: 281-367-2033.
The Printery: Kay Michael Kramer's private press. "The Printery produces works of historic and scholarly interest on a variety of topics." Located in Kirkwood, Missouri.
Riverview Letterpress: "Rediscovering the pleasures of slow technologies of the past, rescuing the tools of our grandfathers and relearning the processes of letterpress printing."
The Shattenberg Family: Included on this web site is information on exchanging Wood type in order to complete existing fonts.
Snowdragon Press: Steve Fisher describes how he was introduced to letterpress printing and includes information on history, type, and machines.
Speak's Press: "A Private Press pursuing literary, artistic and traditional endeavors without the burden of profit as motivation." Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Three Toad Press: Marjorie Wilser's private press, located in Goleta, California. Web site includes photos of shop, printed works, and book repair projects.

Professional

23 Press: "23 Press produces fine, creative letterpress printing for the advertising, film and TV industries." Located in England.
9SpotMonk Design & Letterpress: 9SpotMonk Design, based in Hoboken, New Jersey, offers fine letterpress printing & award winning design. They provide printing and design for weddings, special events, announcements, both personal & corporate stationary, etc.
a Mano Press: Specialty is custom work such as business cards, letterheads, envelopes announcements, invitations, posters, and books -- such as poetry books & small chap book.
A & D Printing: Established 1965. Equipment includes two 10x15 Windmills, a 12x18 Windmill, a 12x18 Kluge, two handfed C&Ps, two Linotypes, and a Ludlow. Thermography and offset printing also done on premises. Contact: John Pylarinos; Location: 150-30 Hillside Ave., Jamaica, New York 11432; Phone: 718-523-9373; Fax: 718-523-9415.
Aardvark Letterpress: "Vintage printing since 1968." Located in Los Angeles, California.
ABC Rubber Stamp & Printing: Letterpress and offset printing since 1964; 1406 Micheltorena St., Los Angeles, California 90026; e-mail: bishoped@pacbell.net; phone: 323-665-2200; fax: 323-669-0134.
AccuColor Plus, Inc: Dedicated to the needs of the Chicago area's graphic design and advertising professional; providing short- to medium-run printing and finishing, using letterpress, digital, and conventional offset technologies.
Advanced Letterpress, Inc: Location: 727 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214; Phone: 503-224-0561.
New> Ajalon Printing & Design: "Ajalon Printing offers artisan letterpress printing, custom invitations and stationary for weddings and special occasions."
The Alembic Press: "A Fine Press creating and printing limited edition books by traditional letterpress."
The Anchorage Press: "Dedicated to the exploration of fine typography and innovative collaborations of text and image, The Anchorage Press has served as a teaching studio for Mount Allison University students." Located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
New> Angela R. Stewart Design, Inc.: "A small letterpress & design studio located in Boise, Idaho. We offer affordable letterpress printing on our vintage 1920's Chandler & Price. We print Business & Personal Stationery, Wedding Invites, Coasters, Envelopes, and more!"
Arion Press: "Limited edition books with original art."
New> Armour Die Cutting Service LLC: "Die cutting, Letterpress and Screen Printing of name plates, decals, face panels, overlays and more since 1987." Located in Ham Lake, Minnesota.
Ars Brevis Press and Harper Designs: "Specialize in fine letterpress communications for both private and corporate clients." Relocated from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Beverly, Massachusetts.
New> Atlanta Letterpress: "A full service printing studio that specializes in letterpress printing, embossing, and foil stamping, located in Decatur, Georgia."
Ballarat Bookbinding & Specialist Printing: Specialist in fine leather bindings and restoration of old books. Located in Victoria, Australia.
The Barbarian Press: An entirely letterpress operation with nine presses. Aim: "to publish poetry, translations, classics and belles lettres in a style which both glorifies the text and reveals it to the reader with a minimum of interference."
Barnett Printing Co.: In business since 1910. Location: 1000 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California 94111.
Bella Figura: "A passionate artisan letterpress shop based in Central New York -- committed to impeccable craftsmanship, devoted customer service, and the creation of superbly printed letterpress wedding invitations, announcements, and fine stationery."
Belle Graphique: "A Boutique Letterpress based in Missoula, Montana, devoted to wedding invitations, baby announcements/shower invites, social stationery and more. Owned and operated by Taylor Barrett Valliant, artist, designer and printer. Established 2004."
Besley & Thorowgood: "One of the last remaining letterpress printers in London utilizing the technology, craftsmanship and skills of a bygone era to produce items of unsurpassed quality and beauty."
Betts Printing: "Since 1942." Located in Tucson, Arizona.
New> BirdDog Press: "We offer custom-designed handmade stationery and communications including, but not limited to: Invitations, Announcements and Greetings of all kinds, as well as business collateral." Located in Lyons, Colorado.
Birdwood Press: "Letterpress printer and book artist Gail Watson specializes in creating invitations, announcements and books for all of life's important occasions." Located in Black Hawk, Colorado.
Bjorn Letterpress Studio: A traditional and digital letterpress studio established in 1996 along the Wasatch Mountains of Central Utah.
Black Pearl Press: "Based in Boston, Black Pearl Press is a small design and letterpress studio that specializes in elegantly modern, hand-crafted invitations, announcements and stationery."
New> Blackbird Letterpress: "Blackbird Letterpress started in 2003 and is a one gal shop in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We specialize in custom letterpress printing, from classic business cards to elegant wedding invitations and announcements to fine art prints."
Blinc Publishing: "Blinc Founder Bill Moran has ink in his veins. Using equipment he inherited from his grandfather, Bill prints high-quality wedding invitations, event announcements, bookmarks and posters of his own design." Located in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Blue Barnhouse: Letterpress, handmade books, & publishing. Asheville, North Carolina.
Bonnie & Morgan Press: "Hand-printed artist books, custom letterpress wedding invitations, personal stationery, letterpress baby announcements, and letterpress save the date cards." Located in Santa Monica, California.
Bottle of Smoke Press: "Publishes limited edition chapbooks, perfect bound books & broadsides by highly respected and talented authors." Located in Dover, Delaware.
Boxcar Press: Digital and traditional hot metal letterpress, book binding, photopolymer services, and graphic design. Located in Syracuse, New York (previously in Minnesota).
Bumblebee Press: Printing custom letterpress invitations, stationery, and corporate identity in Atlanta, Georgia.
Carbolineum Press: From Boris Rousseeuw in Belgium: "Bibliofiele boeken op de handpers gedrukt"
CardBuilderPro Business Cards: Even though they don't mention it on their page, they assure me they can do letterpress printing.
Carrot & Stick Press: "Design & letterpress printing." Located in Oakland, California.
CECI: "CECI combines downtown style and classic elegance to create a personalized letterpressed invitation design that is a direct expression of your unique taste and style. The design experience is about style, elegance, and sophistication." Located in the Flat Iron District of Manhattan.
Chepman & Myllar Press: "The dawn of a new millennium and century heralds the birth of a new Press by Harry McIntosh typographer, typefounder and printer." Located in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Chester Creek Press: "Fine Press limited edition books and bindings. Also a selection of hand crafted bookbinding tools: finishing presses, awls, press boards, and more." Located in Chestertown, New York.
Colored Horse Studios: "Colored Horse Studios provides creative services vital to marketing and publishing, including graphic design, digital pre-press production, limited edition letterpress printing, literature, and fine arts, and is located on the Mendocino coast of northern California."
Convivio Bookworks: "Printing from antique letterpress equipment and making books by hand since 1995." Formerly Red Wagon Press. Located in Lake Worth, Florida.
Crack Press: "Traditional printing techniques with modern design acumen." Located in Portland, Oregon.
Crafty Cards: "Browse through our online catalog for our handmade, letterpress printed greeting cards, postcards and other printed products. We also specialize in stationery products such as invitations, announcements, business cards, record covers, and any other off-the-wall project you may want letterpress printed." Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Cranberry Press: "Cranberry Press is owned and operated by Mark and Marilyn Nero outside the tiny village of Oysterville on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula."
New> Crooked Spoke Press: "Your source for gorgeous, kooky, and affordable letterpress cards and invitations." Located in Glens Falls, New York.
D. H. Productions & Papermill: "DHP is a unique studio located in the Hudson Valley of New York, and here we offer production services in handmade paper, fine printing and binding in our three in-house studios: a hand papermaking facility, a print shop with relief printing and letterpress printing equipment and a hand bindery."
Dauphine Press: Dauphine Press designs and prints exquisite stationery for life's most important events. Located in Sonoma County, California.
A Day In May Design: "A San Francisco studio specializing in graphic design and letterpress wedding invitations."
De Milo Design: "New design & antique printing for your special day."
Dear Olive Letterpress: "Stationery, invitations, and announcements pair vintage artwork with a fresh sense of whimsy. Each is then hand-fed through an antique printing press. For more character than that, you'd better have something clever to write." Located in Hingham, Massachusetts.
Deep Wood Press: Limited edition fine press books done in handset types on handmade papers. "Nestled in the forests along the Cedar River in Northern Michigan, Deep Wood Press continues an old tradition of hand crafted printed and book matter."
The Defiance Project: "A full-service graphic design studio. We specialize in Corporate identity and self promotional materials. In our letterpress shop we have 1 C&P 8" x 10" and one C&P 10" x 15". We have a broad selection of type in our 170+ drawers for handsetting, or the ability to produce projects from digital files." Located in Grandview, Missouri.
DeFrance Printing Company: A Heath printing company established in 1893, DeFrance is the oldest printing company in the San Diego area. They still print letterpress and specialize in custom jobs.
Dependable Letterpress: "I specialize in fine, digital letterpress printing, catering to graphic designers and design professionals." Located in San Francisco, California.
Dionysus Press: "Dionysus Press is dedicated to the creation of limited edition artists' books that are printed in-house and bound by hand." Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
New> Dolce Press: "Dolce Press is the innovation of Alexandra Daley, a design veteran with a passion for all things artistic who hails from Long Island, New York. As a graphic designer, it was only natural for Alex to want to broaden her inspired visions and share them with the world of printing. And what better than the ultimate in chic sophistication: letterpress printing."
Dolphin Press: A professional shop at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland.
Don't Press Me: "Letterpress Studio - Invitations - Stationer" Located in Omaha, Nebraska.
DWRI Letterpress: "A custom letterpress print shop focusing on print collaborations with designers, artists, fellow printers, and all those in need of fine letterpress printing. Founded by Dan Wood, and located in Providence, Rhode Island."
Eddens Letterpress: Letterpress Printing in New York City.
Egg Press: "Custom printing for wedding invitations and birth announcements." Located in Portland, Oregon.
Eidolon Press: A small letterpress print shop and bookbindery situated in Crested Butte, Colorado.
Elizabeth Hubbell Studio: "Located in Berkeley, California, Elizabeth Hubbell Studio specializes in fine graphic design & letterpress printing."
Elum Designs: "We design and print custom invitations and social stationery." Located near San Diego, California.
EMprint Press: Creative hand letterpress printing of cards, invites, books, broadsides, and just about anything else you could want to letterpress. Emily Johnson and her EMprint PRESS live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Ensatina Press: Laurie Szujewska, 7045 Toma Lane, Penngrove, CA 94951; e-mail: lauriesz@vbbn.com.
New> Evanston Print and Paper Shop: "We are a community studio for letterpress printers and bookbinders. We're located in Evanston, Illinois, and we have classes to teach printing and binding. We rent time on our equipment to those who are qualified to use it on their own, and we do printing for people."
New> Exquisite Letterpress: "Printing and design for a unique personal stationery, invitations or a corporate statement of quality and elegance. Greeting cards and unique applications of imagery from ancient books."
Fameorshame Press: Established in 1991, Fameorshame Press issues limited edition letterpress printed books and broadsides of contemporary literature marketed to private collectors and special collections libraries.
Fine Point Press: "It is a pleasure to present our custom designed wedding invitations, specialty items, handmade papers and a most unique selection of coordinating wedding items." Located in Crownsville, MD.
Firefly Press: Proprietor John Kristensen; 23 Village Street, Somerville, MA 02143-3722.
New> Flora and Fauna Press: "Flora and Fauna Press is a letterpress printing studio located in downtown Los Angeles. We specialize in custom wedding invitations, announcements, and our own line of stationery."
New> Flywheel Press: "Flywheel Press is a San Francisco Bay Area custom letterpress studio. Whether you prefer modern, classic, or whimsical we look forward to creating something uniquely you."
Fogday Press: A design and letterpress printing studio that creates everything from business cards and invitations to artist books and broadsides. Located in Lafayette, and San Francisco, California.
Foils & Dies: Foils and Dies/Vintage Press Works is a fine letterpress printer located near downtown Denver. They also are experienced in foil stamping, embossing, and die cutting, and specialize in short-run high-end letterpress work. Their equipment includes Washington and Columbian hand presses, as well as a Vandercook 325g, and Heidelberg Windmills. 999 Tejon St., Denver, Colorado 80204; E-mail Rob Barnes at rob@vintagepressworks.com; Phone: 303-623-4141.
Fond Regards: "A design studio specializing in unique letterpress wedding invitations, birth announcements, Christmas & Holiday cards, and social stationery." Located in Eugene, Oregon.
Fox Run Press: Anik See prints handcrafted literary works near Vancouver, British Columbia.
Francis Cupiss Printing: "Francis Cupiss found he needed to wrap and pack his products, as well as advertise them, so he decided to incorporate a printing section into the business in 1830. A Columbian Eagle printing press was purchased as well as several founts of wooden poster type with which he produced his own printing requirements including posters and showcards etc. Gradually accepting other printing work from friends, Church Magazines, Letterheads, Cards, Invitations of Individual Style for Weddings, Posters, Auctioneers Catalogues - the full range of 'Jobbing Work'." Located in England.
French Press: Print design & letterpress printing. Located in Buffalo, New York.
Frog Hollow Press: "Dedicated to printing and publishing the work of Canadian writers in letterpressed limited editions." Located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Full Circle Press: Judith Berliner's shop in Nevada City, California.
Gaspereau Press: Gaspereau Press is a Nova Scotia owned and operated trade publisher.
New> Genghis Kern: "A Denver-based letterpress shop that strives to keep the art of letterpress alive. Custom business cards and stationery, wedding invitations, birth announcements - you name it and we can bring it to life."
Gilah Press + Design: "A design and letterpress studio located in Baltimore, Maryland, specializing in invitations for all occasions, as well as corporate identity and communications."
Grant Design Studio: "Grant Design Studio specializes in custom designed invitations, announcements and stationary for all occasions." Located in Menlo Park, California.
The Graphic Touch Letterpress Company: "Leaders in yesterday's technology." Located in Salem, Ohio.
Green Dolphin Press: "Using metal type, century-old equipment, and traditional methods, Green Dolphin Press produces small editions of hand-crafted keepsakes, stationery, and custom jobs. Time permitting, we will also hold small workshops and personal instruction tutorials in our shop in Weston, CT."
New> Greenwich Letterpress: "Located in the heart of the historic West Village, Greenwich Letterpress offers custom letterpress for a variety of occasions such as weddings, personal stationery, business cards, invitations, and commercial work."
Hammerpress: "Hammerpress has gone from a one press, 'in the garage' business to a nationally recognized fine art letterpress studio making its home in the Kansas City Crossroads Arts district. 'Layers upon layers' would only begin to describe the depth and play of elements that make up a typical Hammerpress creation. Collaborating with clients from all walks of life gives Hammerpress a solid foundation to build towards a future of creating new work with an elegant look and timeless professionalism."
New> Hand Work Press: "Affordable short-run, one-price, letterpress printing for CD sleeves." Located in East Lansing, Michigan.
Hand & Eye Letterpress: "Since 1985 I have been supplying invitations, stationery, brochures and books printed to high standards. My customers include private individuals, small business, designers, art galleries, and publishers." Located in London, England, UK.
Harold's Printing Co.: "We have a robust letterpress department: a 10x15 Windmill Heidelberg, a 12x18 open C&P, and a KSBA Heidelberg cylinder (18x23); a model 32 Lino with probably 30 or 40 magazines, both 72- and 90-channel, and a Model L Ludlow with six cabinets of mats." Located in Brookings, South Dakota.
Hatch Show Print: "We're one of the oldest working letterpress print shops in America, and over the years our posters have featured a host of country music performers." Located in Nashville, Tennessee.
Havilah Press: "The press specializes in letterpress printing & bookbinding and sells current publications, out-of-print books, printing and bookbinding equipment." Located in Emeryville, California.
Heavenly Monkey: Limited edition books for collectors interested in traditional book crafts. Composition, printing and binding is all done by hand in this Vancouver studio. Focusing on the history of the book, bibliography, and collaborations with visual artists.
Heid Diecutting and Finishing: "Letterpress printing since 1921." Located in Louisville, Kentucky.
Hello! Lucky: "Our collection of letterpress printed witty and whimsical vintage-inspired stationery is irresistible and sure to delight!" Located in San Francisco, California.
Heritage Letterpress: "Since 1956, Heritage Letterpress, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been providing the finest quality in hot metal composition and letterpress printing, highly sought-after today for its distinctive look and feel. We offer full-service typesetting and printing."
Homeprint: John and Allison Brebner are teachers, printmakers, bookmakers and artists who have combined these talents with running a private art gallery in New Zealand.
Horse & Buggy Press: "Combining design, letterpress printing, bookbinding, and papermaking under one roof." David Wofford, proprietor; located in Durham, North Carolina.
Hot Iron Press: Hopes to be up and running soon, but still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Located in New Orleans.
New> In to Ink: "Hand crafted letterpress and offset printing." Located in San Diego, California.
Incline Press: Handmade books for the reader who collects and the collector who reads.
Indian Hills Press: A letterpress shop on Martha's Vineyard Island, Massachusetts, specializing in original books, broadside prints, and cards. Their Web site contains examples of their work, a tour of the shop, and much more.
Indulgence Press: A studio that specializes in hand-bound, letterpress books and fine art prints in limited editions. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Inky Lips Letterpress: "Custom invitations, posters, business cards, announcements." Formerly known as Bargarr Letterpress. Located in McKinney, Texas.
Inman, Ed: Services include: fine invitation letterpress printing, hot metal linecasting, hand typesetting, and die cutting. Located in central Mississippi.
Innerer Klang Press: Innerer Klang Press does commercial letterpress printing from business cards to limited edition books. Custom wedding invitations are a specialty. 191 Lyman St., #103B, Asheville, NC 28801; E-mail: innererklang@aol.com Phone and Fax: 828-253-3711.
Interrobang Press: "Making fine impressions since 1992."
Intima Press: "Intima Press creates limited edition artist's books in New York City."
Invited Ink: "Custom letterpress design & printing." Located in Pleasanton, California.
New> iota press: "Included here for sale will be books or chapbooks, broadsides or prints, as they get made." Located in Sebastopol, California.
Isle of Printing: "A custom design studio and print shop dedicated to continuing the grand tradition of letterpress printing." Located in Nashville, Tennessee.
It's Fancy: "It's Fancy letterpress Studio specializes in letterpress printing of wedding invitations, announcements for special events and custom items like posters and stationary. Conveniently located in the middle of the United States we directly service the Kansas City and St. Louis areas."
Jazyrain Design & Letterpress: "From business cards to wedding invitation ensembles, we would love to craft-print the perfect letterpress project for you." Located in Vancouver, Washington.
Jean Krikorian: Invitations and stationery printed on a 1943 Vandercook No. 4 printing press.
Joie Designs, Ltd.: A professional letterpress printing studio in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in wedding invitations, announcements, personal and corporate stationery, and promotional materials.
New> Joie Studio: "Joie Studio, located in Los Angeles, California, combines modern digital design with old-world letterpress techniques. We focus on custom letterpress wedding invitations, announcements, stationery, and more!" You can also read the Joise Studio blog.
Julie Holcomb Printers: "Ink pressed into paper creates the unmatched warmth and presence of traditional letterpress printing."
Just My Type Letterpress Printing and Design: "Specializes in creating printed works that reflect the unique personality and style of each client." Located in Arcata, California.
Kardella Kreations: "We aim to bring our customers a wide range of 'wedding bits & pieces' at very reasonable prices." Located in Sydney, Australia.
Kat Ran Press: Started in 1994 with the aim of combining classical book typography with original drawings and prints by contemporary artists. In 1999, they established offices in Florence, Massachusetts, and expanded to accommodate the printing and design needs of other publishers and institutions.
The Kluga Press: "The Kluga Press takes pride in offering fine letterpress and custom printed invitations, announcements, cards, and personal stationery using only the finest quality paper and archival inks." Located in Hollister, California.
Lake House Design: "...offers exquisite, handmade wedding invitations for couples who are looking for a design to reflect their personal style, be that classical or contemporary, formal or informal, contemplative or whimsical." Located in Newton, New Jersey.
New> Lala Press and Tiselle: "Lala Press and Tiselle are independent letterpress and design studios co-located in the Clearwater Complex in Los Angeles, California. Idyllically nestled between the artistic and creative communities of Silverlake and Atwater Village, we currently offer private and group instruction in letterpress printing on our Vandercook flat bed presses for all experience levels."
Lamppost Press: "Fine Letterpress Printing; Wedding Invitations, Stationery, Custom Printing & Publishing. Lawrence, Kansas"
The Letter Press of Cirencester: The Letter Press was established in 1986 by Anthony Eyre, who learnt his printing skills on an Adana whilst at Stonyhurst College. Located in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Letter Pressed: "The name Letter Pressed describes both the printing process and the product we create. And like the philosophy behind our designs, it is simple and modern."
New> Letterpress Finesse: "One of the most innovative letterpress printers in America!" Located in Tucson, Arizona.
Letterpress Unlimited: "Fine quality letterpress printing: business cards, letterheads, envelopes, wedding invitations." Located in Los Angeles, California.
New> Lettre Sauvage: "Lettre Sauvage stationery features letterpress occasion cards, note cards and imprintable invitations and announcements. All cards are printed from metal onto 100% cotton, acid-free paper using a vintage Chandler and Price letterpress."
Limner Press: "Wendy Shaft Block Printed Images is the continuing labor of artist and printer and carries on the tradition of letterpress printing. Wendy now lives with her husband Don and two dogs, Sophie and Curley, in Anchorage, Alaska." Limner Press is located in Wiliamston, Michigan.
Little Tree Press: "A boutique stationery and design studio based in Charlottesville, Virginia."
Los Angeles Book Arts, Inc.: "We print Artist Books in letter press on our 1962 Amos dell' Orto Albion hand press, illustrate with etchings printed on our 1880 Krause Etching press, we bind books and make polymer plates for Intaglio and Letter press up to 24 x 30 inch."
LoveLeaf Press: LoveLeaf Press makes books, invitations, announcements, bound proposals, wedding goodies, promotional doohickeys, and lots of things that resemble commercial advertising but don't feel quite so heavy-handed. Amanda Love makes these things primarily with her head, but also with her hands...because the head has no opposable thumb. Located in Chicago, Illinois.
Lumiere Press: "Publishers of Photography Books in the Fine Press Tradition." Located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lunalux: "Lunalux Art & Design Workshop is a letterpress studio which produces fine paper goods in limited quantities."
M Press: "A letterpress studio specializing in handmade and letterpressed invitations and cards."
New> Mackenzie Press: "Custom letterpress invitations, programs, seating cards, thank you notes, social stationery, favor boxes, tags and more." Located in Mt. Vernon, Washington.
Madison Typesetting: "Since 1976, we have been providing printers in southern Wisconsin with cost-effective, accurate, and timely bindery and trade finishing services."
Magnetic Press: Bob Webber is the third owner (since 1990) of this small printshop originally opened in 1875. 39 South 14th St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203; e-mail: W4ber@aol.com; phone: 412-481-8886.
Manifesto Letterpress: "Wedding Invitations, Stationery, Digipak CD Sleeves, Business Cards, Baby Announcements, Postcards, Books, Notebooks, Sketchbooks, Posters, Block Cuts, Custom Work." Located in Easthampton, Massachusetts, and Chicago, Illinois.
Many Names Press: Located in Capitola, California.
Martin Z. Schr�der: This Berlin, Germany, printer creates visiting cards, stationery, note cards, and bookplates.
Matthew Kelsey, Printer: "Fine letterpress printing. Traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design." Located in Saratoga, California.
Megan creates: "A custom graphic design studio based in Westford, MA specializing in letterpressed Wedding Invitations, Birth Announcements, Occasions, Social Stationery, and Corporate Collateral."
Mercator Press: "Limited editions by traditional letterpress." Located in Santpoort, The Netherlands.
Mercurio Brothers Printing: Since 1946; in Berkeley, California.
New> Messenger Bird Press: "We specialize in hand-printed greeting cards, coasters, & miscellaneous paper goods." Located in Brooklyn, New York.
Midnight Paper Sales: Gaylord Schanilec sells books, prints, and broadsides.
New> Milestone Press: "A fine letterpress design & print studio located in Binghamton, New York. We offer letterpress printing, foil stamping & embossing for your social stationary or other special projects. Founder John Stacey is a life-long designer with over 30 years letterpress experience."
Milkfed Press: Letterpress printing and bookbinding. 813 37th Street, Oakland, California 94608; e-mail: victoria@milkfedpress.com.
Mission Creek Press: "Innovative designs featuring handmade paper." Located in Pendleton, Oregon.
Modern Press: Modern Press combines the time-honored technique of letterpress printing with a fun, hip approach to design. Located in Brooklyn, New York.
Moontree Letterpress: Moontree is based in Brooklyn, New York. All letterpressed cards are hand-crafted with great attention to original design, color and detail.
Moving Parts Press: "Moving Parts Press has published handsome and innovative books, broadsides and prints under the direction of Felicia Rice since 1977." Located in Santa Cruz, California.
Naughty Dog Press: Run by Emily Martin in Iowa City, Iowa.
New Leaf Letterpress: "A design studio and letterpress print shop located in Minneapolis, Minnesota."
Now It's Up To You Publications: Features small-format poetry projects: poetry postcards, broadsides (posters), and books, produced by letterpress printing from hand-set metal type.
Oblation Papers & Press: "We use traditional techniques to make each sheet of floral paper by hand. The papers are then printed one by one on a 100-year-old printing press, making a firm impression into the soft handmade paper." Located in Portland, Oregon.
Offizin Parnassia - V�ttis: "We are printing by hand entirely in letterpress-tradition by using a Dingler-Hand-press from 1840 and several proof-presses." Located in Switzerland.
The Old School Press: "The Old School Press prints and publishes new texts in limited editions with specially commissioned illustrations. We use traditional letterpress printing techniques, metal type, fine papers, and hand-binding." Located near Bath, England.
Olive-Route: Custom design & letterpress printing. Located in Berkeley, California.
OEOCO PRESS (One-Eye Opera Company): Limited edition letterpress books; bookbinding; unique books produced by Mary Ann Sampson in her rural Alabama studio. P.O. Box 374 Ragland, Alabama 35131; e-mail: oeocopress@alltel.net; Phone: 205-472-3157.
One Heart Press: "One Heart Press is a custom letterpress shop that has been serving the San Francisco Bay Area for 15 years. From business systems and weddings to books and broadsides, we welcome a wide variety of projects. By combining traditional skills with modern techniques, we provide beautifully crafted printing for any occasion."
Our Print Shop: "Our Print Shop aims to provide a quality personalized printing service for everyone. We are a family business based in Whangaparaoa, New Zealand."
The Painted Tongue Press: "We enjoy offering clients the opportunity to take part in the creative process of designing their own unique invitation or letterpress work. The proprietor, Kim Vanderheiden, will oversee your project, help brainstorm, make recommendations, design layouts, and carry out the production. As the client, you may directly participate in each stage of the project if you wish. The result is a high quality original work of art created to your personal tastes." Located in Berkeley, California.
Paper Monkey Press: Hand letterpress ephemera; custom and semi-custom styles available. Berkeley, California.
New> Paper Stories: "A letterpress & design studio based in the Chicagoland area. From baby announcements and wedding invitations to stationery and even rock posters, we welcome every challenge for creating little pieces of paper perfections."
Parklife Press: "We hand print custom invitations, announcements, stationery, and cards using antique letterpress techniques and fine papers." Located in Carrboro, North Carolina.
Patrick Reagh Printers, Inc.: Letterpress printing: books, job printing, Monotype composition, and printing from polymer plates. Location: 96 A Bloomfield Road, Sebastopol, California 95472; e-mail: patreagh@sonic.net; Phone: 707-829-6805; Fax: 707-829-5406.
Peculiar Pair Press: "Amy and Mary Beth are a pair of accomplished graphic designers who share a love for fine printing and are addicted to everything paper. They pride themselves on their unique design sensibility. Simply put, their work is just different. Each design concept is carefully considered, whether for a group of notesets in their stationery line or wedding invitations for an excited bride." Located in the San Francisco Bay area.
Penhallow Press: "Books & Poetry; Cards & Stationery ; Letterpress Invitations" Located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Peter Koch, Printers: "A one hundred year old Chandler & Price 8 x 10 platen press, Heidelberg production presses, and a large collection of foundry type work together with Macintosh computers and photopolymer plate technology to provide our clients with up to date digital imaging guided by classic tradition."
Peter Kruty Editions: "Located in Brooklyn, New York, for over a decade, master printer Peter Kruty and crew produce the finest in custom letterpress wedding invitations, corporate and social stationery, portfolio title-pages, art prints and other highly specialized letterpress projects."
The Petrarch Press: "Printers of Fine Books and Ephemera in Letterpress." Located in Oregon House, California.
Philosophia: Custom invitation design. Based outside of Cleveland, Ohio.
Piccolo Press: "Specialist printers in Scotland. Engraved and letterpress stationery. A worldwide reputation for fine printing."
Pigweed Press: "Fine letterpress stationery." Located in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Pinball Publishing: "Our distinctive style is rooted in the tradition of letterpress printing, where design and production are integrated in one process." Located in Portland, Oregon.
Pioneer Press: The Pioneer Press of West Virginia, Inc. is a privately owned corporation founded in 1973 by long-time hobby printer Rich Hopkins. He is founder of the American Typecasting Fellowship and pursues type casting as an all-consuming hobby. Every other year since 1997, Rich conducts "Monotype University" to train newcomers in Monotype hot-metal equipment and operation.
New> Pistachio Hill: "Atlanta designer of whimsical yet elegant letterpress stationery, invitations, announcements, and other custom works for all occasion. Contact sunny@pistachiohill.com and be inspired by the art of letterpress."
Plume Press: Fine letterpress design and printing for invitations, announcements, corporate events, etc. Located in Oakland, California.
Pointed Press: "This studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, focuses on limited edition fine books and an assortment of custom-made letterpress work."
Poliphilo Press: "We create and print letterpress cards, letterhead, wedding invitations, Christmas cards on a job by job basis." Located in Portland, Maine.
Porridge Papers: Paper mill and letterpress printing. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Press of the Nightowl: The main purpose of the press: to print and publish books. Located in Bogart, Georgia.
New> The Press Room: "The Press Room offers specialized printing styles--letterpress, embossing, and foil-stamping--for a discerning clientele. It's the only kind of printing we do, and we are experts." Located in Atlanta.
The Printery: "The Printery produces works of historic and scholarly interest on a variety of topics."
prints by AJ: "prints by AJ uses a collection of antique letterpress equipment to print a unique line of reprints of historical documents, stationery, miniature books, and prints from antique engravings." Located in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
Prosper: "Our studio designs specifically for letterpress and prints all manner of short-run letterpress invitations, cards and special event announcements." Located in Berkeley, California.
Purgatory Pie Press: "Dikko Faust started Purgatory Pie Press at the University of Wisconsin, Madison when he spilled (or pied) an overfilled case of 8 pt century oldstyle his first day at Walter Hamady's letterpress class. Esther K Smith entered Purgatory when they made their wedding invitation in 1980.... Faust and Smith teach bookarts, graphic design and letterpress at Center for Book Arts, Cooper Union & City University of New York."
Quality Letterpress: "Services include foil, embossing, die cutting, perforating, scoring numbering as well as full letterpress and print capabilities." Located in San Diego, California.
Railway Station Press: Located in a Norfolk & Western railway station built in 1913 in the Shenandoah River valley of Virginia.
New> Rainy Planet Press: "Rainy Planet Press is a small letterpress shop located in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. We design cards, coasters, gift tags, and other fun things and print them on antique letterpresses."
Red Bat Press: Wood-cut & Letterpress Art Postcards & Holiday Novelties by Carye Bye. Located in Portland, Oregon.
Red Dragonfly Press: Publishing limited edition, hand-made books of contemporary poetry and poetry in translation. Located in Red Wing, Minnesota.
Revolution Letterpress: "A blend of traditional media (letterpress, carved blocks and hand-set type) and technology to create everything from hand-printed show posters to full four-color collateral packages/"
Rohner Letterpress: "No job is too big or too small for our facility. Our print runs range from birth announcements to corporate identity systems. We also offer a wide range of finishing services including die-cutting, binding and envelope conversion." Located in Chicago, Illinois.
Sea Dog Press: "Sea Dog Press is the production studio for Leslie Evans Illustration. The Press in question is a Vandercook # 4 Proof Press, an ideal machine for printing relief blocks, such as linocut, woodcut and wood engraving." Located in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Sesame Letterpress: Sesame Letterpress is located under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. "We specialize in custom printing projects from invitations to business cards to limited edition artists' publications."
New> Shelter Books: "A bindery and print studio located in Western Massachusetts."
Sherwin Beach Press: A small fine press specializing in nonfiction prose.
Slow Loris Press: Location: 103 Ingleside Terrace, Fairhope Alabama 36532; e-mail: sloloris@earthlink.net; "A Press producing books, mainly poetry, and original drawings as well as broadsheets and ephemera. Establshed in 1952."
Solmentes Press: David Esslemont: Artist, Designer, Printer, Bookbinder, and Publisher.
Soolip: "Our invitations, announcements and stationery not only celebrate life's events, but add an intricate beauty and inspirational quality that our human souls yearn."
Southbridge Press: "Located in Downtown Manhattan for over 70 years."
South Bay Printing & Lithograph Co.: Letterpress printing, hot metal typesetting, offset lithography, embossing, foil stamping, and die cutting. Located in Redondo Beach, California.
SpeakEasy Press: "Letterpress printing, binding and papermaking." Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Springtide Press: Graphic design and letterpress printing.
Starshaped Press: A design and letterpress printing business located in Chicago, Illinois.
Stern & Faye Printers: "Our letterpress farm is nestled in the foothills of the North Cascade mountains along the beautiful Skagit River, 90 miles north of Seattle. We've renovated an old hay barn into a printery, bindery & hot metal type foundry, where we create everything from business cards & invitations to posters & handmade books."
Studio Olivine: "A small letterpress studio specializing in handmade wedding invitations and custom illustrations. Located just outside of Portland, Oregon."
Studio Z Mendocino: "We provide beautiful design and distinctive printing for your most important occasions, helping you to keep in touch with everyone you love and honor with your correspondence." Located in Ft. Bragg, California.
Stumptown Printers: A two-person shop in Portland, Oregon. Site includes samples, pictures, and links to other interesting sites.
New> Sugar Plum Invitations and Design: "It's our joy to create couture, chic letterpress wedding invitations. Each piece is handcrafted and printed with attention to detail, along with personalized customer care. Using only the very best resources, and our very own vintage presses, we can create letterpress art especially for you." Located in San Luis Obispo, California.
Superior Letterpress Company: A variety of letterpress items printed in the north woods of Wisconsin.
Swayspace: "Our letterpress studio specializes in printing fine invitations, posters, and editions." Located in Brooklyn, New York.
New> The Swing Bridge Press: "The Swing Bridge Press utilizes letterpress techniques used since the invention of printing and combines them with new digital typesetting technologies that are then cast on photopolymer plates." Located in Omaha, Nebraska.
Tabula Rasa Press: "Tabula Rasa Press produces handmade books and paper and also creates custom books, packaging, invitations, and announcements for individuals and businesses." Located in Morro Bay, California.
Textura Letterpress Printing: Inge Bruggeman, Book Artist & Letterpress Printer
Thomas-Printers: "Custom letterpress printing and design, located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. No job too small or too strange."
Tiger & Jones: "Handcrafted invitations, greetings, announcements and stationery." Located in New York, New York.
Tryst Press: "We specialize in letterpressed limited edition books, social printing as well as other sorts of press work, wood engraving and illustration, and many other aspects of the book arts."
Twig & Fig: "...provides exquisite letterpress printing using an antique C&P platen press c.1890." Located in Berkeley, California.
Two Piglets: "We design, produce and distribute letterpressed greeting cards & invitations of sorts and other fun stuff." Located in Monrovia, California.
New> Typecast Press: "Typecast Press has a reputation for creativity and wit, for crafting printed materials that stand apart for their beauty, whimsy and affordability." Located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Verdant Press: Broadsides and chapbooks. Jason Davis, proprietor.
New> Wallflowers Press: "If you have an interesting or unusual project where letterpress could play a part, email us to make us an offer. We hope to be working with you soon on something visual or seeing you in one of our workshop sessions." Located in Newark, Delaware.
New> Watermarx Graphics: "An innovative company blending the skilled crafts of hot foil stamping, embossing, debossing, die cutting and the ancient art of letterpress printing. Located in Brookvale, Sydney, Australia."
Wetfoot Publications: This letterpress shop is located in Oakland, California. Hannah Berman, Printer and Piemaker.
Williams Stationery Company (Kadet Stationery): "In 1933 Thomas J. Williams founded the Personalized Stationery Company in Camden, New York to supply high quality letterpress printed personalized stationery products to be used as fund raising items by schools, churches and fraternal organizations."
Winthrop Road Press: "Invitations, announcements, stationery, ephemera." Located in Columbus, Ohio.
Woodside Press: A traditional letterpress printing company located in New York City's historic Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Word & Kern: "Letterpress wedding invitations."
Xylografi Press: "Xylografi Press is an artist-run printshop creating unique notecards, stationery, and ephemera. Everything offered by Xylografi Press is an original art print of Dave Glentz Brush. These hand-pulled prints combine relief printing, the most ancient of print techniques, with centuries old letterpress 'technology' to create edition quality mailable art pieces." Located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Yee-Haw: "Industrial Letterpress."
Yellow Barn Press: Neil Shaver in Council Bluffs, Iowa, has published over 30 books since 1980.
Yolla Bolly Press: "Near the tiny town of Covelo, California, is the 40-acre pine and oak woodland that is home to The Yolla Bolly Press. Here in a barnlike structure, we work at making handcrafted limited edition books."
Zeichen Press: "Zeichen Press is a design and letterpress studio located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We have a line of cards & gifts available to retailers and also welcome the opportunity to do custom projects."

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