Spudnik Press in Chicago is selling letterpress items from a late artist’s studio at the printmaking collective, including a Showcard with a 25½” × 34″ bed. $3,000 with the items shown in the photos. Catalog of materials for sale (Google doc) Contact ccreasman@saic.edu
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