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Judes
True Blue Farmgirl

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Jude
OH
USA
156 Posts

Posted - Jan 11 2006 :  10:38:40 AM  Show Profile  Send Judes a Yahoo! Message
Hello! I wasn't sure where to post this topic, but the swap shop was the closest match. Do any of you farmgirls know of a source (other than ebay) for an old fashioned letterpress & letterpress blocks? I have found the blocks on ebay, but just don't have the heart to keep losing auctions. As far as a traditional letterpress is concerned, I know they are expensive...but I'm hoping to find one someday. They are hard to come by, so in the meantime, i was going to start collecting old blocks. Just wondering if any of you ladies have any insights about letterpressing.
Lots of love
Judes

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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl

814 Posts

Bridgette
Southern Indiana
USA
814 Posts

Posted - Jan 11 2006 :  10:48:16 AM  Show Profile
This might help, it seems to hav ealot of info
http://members.aol.com/aapa96/lpress.html
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CelticCoyote
True Blue Farmgirl

111 Posts

Heather
Illinois
USA
111 Posts

Posted - Jan 11 2006 :  11:51:20 AM  Show Profile
Try antique stores & flea markets. I seem to see them a lot at antique markets in the summer...

Good luck to you!
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emma.birdwhistle
True Blue Farmgirl

187 Posts

Elizabeth Ann
Ontario
Canada
187 Posts

Posted - Jan 12 2006 :  07:17:55 AM  Show Profile
Thank you for posting the link to that website, Bridge. I am also fascinated by the idea of having my own old-fashioned letterpress. I'll have to start keeping my eyes open for one at antique stores this year. I think it would be so interesting to be able to print things without having to go near a computer!

Sincerely,
Elizabeth

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. - Thoreau
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