Shooting Star Press

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An extensive private collection consisting of over 250 presses, many of which are small platen presses (amateur, table-top, or toy presses) and many larger platen presses. Also in the collection are five iron hand presses (Hoe, Cincinnati, Albion, Columbian, and Shniedewend), and a full-size replica of an early Ramage press. In addition, the collection includes about 1500 fonts of metal type (mostly twentieth century), and about 150 fonts of wood type. Hours: “Open to anyone with proper advance notice.”