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01 Nov

Seeking Frisket Tower for Universal I

I am interested in finding a frisket tower for my Vandercook Universal I. I think a lot of people take these things off, but I like them. Does anyone know of one that might be available for sale?
Thanks,

Daniel Morris

The Arm Letterpress

Brooklyn, NY

01 Oct

Poco 0 with tympan and frisket

Here are a couple of photos of my Hacker Poco 0 with my tympan and frisket. I hand ink this press. Notice the roller bearers. This process approximates the printing techniques used on the Common Press for 350 years, and the Iron Hand Press for another 150 years. I use brown paper for both the tympan and frisket, [...]

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