“Printer’s Devil” Isaac prints bookmarks for the visitors.
Lots of folks showed up at the annual tea at the Historical Society today. We had many visitors to the print shop where we printed a commemorative Harry Stauffer bookmark. Harry was the one who donated much of the material in the print shop and he did a lot to preserve the history of printing in the area. There’s a special display on him and his many other historical pursuits in the museum through the coming year.
Our annual Christmas Cards are now available on a very limited basis. They can be purchased at the Historical Society Library and in the print shop for $12.00 for a pack of 10 or for $1.50 each. The photo on the front was graciously provided by photographer, Donald Reese. The greeting inside is from a 1920 Christmas card printed by Harry F. Stauffer, founder of the Conestoga Press and subject of the last two Journals of the Society and an upcoming special exhibit.
The Print Shop Committee traveled to the Heritage Press Museum in Lancaster on Sunday for a very nice event. Jeff rekindled some acquaintances with fellow .918 club members and I got to finally see the museum. The event along with the sponsor BUiLDiNG CHARACTER offered demonstrations, food, and letterpress work and equipment. We picked up a few small items that will be helpful in the shop, like a collection of @-signs in different point sizes.
