Had the great pleasure today to go the Crandall Printing Museum in Provo Utah and get a tour of their fine facility. Working in the graphic arts industry, it was awesome to get to see some fully funtional printing presses, and be able to see the technology that brought people out of the Dark Ages, and into the Renaissance.
Working the Ink Balls
Inking the Gutenberg Press
This is the type of press that Ben Franklin used to print Poor Richard’s Almanack
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
Press used for the Book of Mormon
Here was sixteen pages of the Book of Mormon. I was feeling inspired when I left and bought a copy of the book set in its original manor.
Probably my favorite part of the tour was the Linotype. What an amazing piece of machinery.
Jake is a geek, designer, and HTML+CSS lover. Taker of photos, and sometimes skiing and biking... He spends his time daydreaming about new WordPress themes and playing baseball and softball.
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