Vandercook Centenary Poster
Brief
In honor of the 100 year anniversary of the Vandercook Press, letterpress printers around the world printed broadside posters celebrating the beloved printing press. Renowned Vandercook expert Paul Moxon visited the Printing Museum in 2009 to demonstrate the museum’s newly acquired Vendercook Proof Press and talk about the press’s history.
Working with the museum’s Curator, I utilized the museum’s collection of wood and lead type to print a series of 100 posters to advertise Moxon’s visit on the museum’s Vandercook 4T press.
Lockup
Gorgeous lockup!
Wood type detail
Print Details
60pt Franklin Gothic lead type (chef’s kiss)
Lino cut detail
The imperfections of antique wood type
Process
Type locked up and ready to print
Proof, marked up with type face, size, and case location
First run complete, ready for lino printing on day two
Inking up the lino cut for the first 33 red prints
Red posters on the drying rack
The full run, stacked and ready to be trimmed
The Event
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