These are keepsakes we made for a gathering of members of the William Morris Society to remember the event. Keepsakes are one of ou favorite things to produce with letterpress.

The William Morris Society gathered at the home of artist and landscape architect, Judy Hanks-Henn, on Saturday, August 25th for a tour of her Morris-influenced home. Following are a few photos of the gathering and her home.

For a description and photos of the gathering click here.

We got the place painted so the electrician can finish the wall plugs and the heater.

The color scheme is two greens (left is light and the right is dark green) which basically match the colors of the two leaves on our calling card.

We plan on using the left wall as an exhibition space. Cutting in around the top edge was frightening with the top at about 18 feet.

The rooms in the back left are our paper / cutter room (8 x 10 feet) and a bathroom.

THE PRESS

Serial Number: 5331 / R. Hoe & Co.

Manufacture date: 1869

Platen: 25″ x 38″.

We drove to Portland, Maine and picked up this R. Hoe & Co. iron handpress on Sunday, August 5. Along the way we had a nice half day stop at the Printing Museum in Andover, MA. If you have any interest in letterpress you need to find a way to get there for a couple of hours.

Now we need to get a tympan & frisket made.

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THE BABY

Name: Attie Blu Nichols Langley

Parents: Terre Nichols / Marc Langley

Born: Sunday, July 22, 2007

Weight: 7 pounds 15 ounces

Height: 1 foot 9 inches