One of the moulds for my Monotype Composition Caster, specifically the type U Lanston display mould fitted for 36 point body size, had completely blocked cooling water passages. This would seriously limit how fast the caster could run, even more…
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Howard Iron Works Print Expo & Fair, September 28th 2024
Howard Iron Works will be holding their Print Expo & Fair for 2024 on Saturday, September 28th, at their premises at 800 Westgate Road, Oakville, Ontario. In addition to the vendors’ tables, the advance notice promises museum tours, demonstrations and…
My Presentation from the 2012 ATF Conference
Someone recently asked about serial number locations on Monotype Composition Casters, and I knew I had a sort of list of where these were located. This information turned out to be in a presentation I gave at the 2012 American…
An Old Type Foundry Price List
Well, not so old, really, dating to the end of the era of large commercial type foundries. This is the June 1973 pricing pages for the Moore Type Foundry, 431 King Street West in Toronto. I found their catalogue amongst…
More Marbling—At Last!
After a long hiatus, I’ve had a chance to do some marbling. The driving force was actually the necessity to test a new sample of carragheenan. We’re currently out of stock, and as usual, the last source we bought from…
CBBAG Ottawa Book Arts Show and Sale, May 25th, 2024
This year the Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG) will be holding their Book Arts Show and Sale at the recently-opened Carleton University MacOdrum Library Book Arts Lab, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario. The…
Grimsby Wayzgoose, April 27th, 2024
The 46th Grimsby Wayzgoose Book Arts Fair will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2024, at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery and Library, 18 Carnegie Lane, Grimsby, Ontario. The fair will feature over 50 exhibitors of varied book arts, including…
A New Hollander Beater!
We recently purchased a Noble & Wood Cycle Beater! …complete with flaking (probably lead) paint! This beater can process up to 10 pounds (4.54kg) of dry fibre weight, in 24 U.S. gallons (90L) of water. That’s 5% consistency, considerably thicker…
Looking for a Job…
After almost 43 years with the same employer, my “day job” is coming to an end. Since I graduated from University of Waterloo in 1981, I’ve been working for and with the same people, first at the Math Faculty Computing…
Sorting Donated Linotype Matrices
The Mackenzie Printery & Newspaper Museum recently received a donation of type, spacing, and Linotype/Intertype matrices from Steve Ecker, I believe of Smithville, Ontario. While other volunteers at the museum started sorting the type and spacing into appropriate cases, I…
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