Learn about the lost art form of letterpress

Feb. 20, 2020
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Nancy Hill owns Hazel and Violet, a letterpress company. Using hand-operated machines from the early 1900s, Hill creates invitations, cards, posters using old fashioned type and ink. We learn more about this lost art form and see Hill’s machines in action.

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