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The Open Press in Chattanooga, TN, will be hosting a Vandercook Maintenance Workshop, taught by Paul Moxon. The workshop will run Saturday, March 8 & Sunday, March 9 from 10:00 am - 4 pm. More info here: http://www.theopenpress.org/classes-workshops/vandercook-maintenance-wor...
Participants will learn all the points of maintenance, cleaning and lubrication so as to be prepared for potential problems and make or direct repairs. We will also discuss all models of interest and other brands as warranted. Whether you use studio presses, own a press, or are thinking of buying one, this workshop will provide excellent direction for your future presswork. Bring your questions, photos and/or broken parts. Paul will also share examples from his collection of Vandercook literature.
About the Instructor:
Paul Moxon (MFA, MLIS) is a studio letterpress printer publishing limited edition books and broadsides under the imprint Fameorshame Press. He is the author of Vandercook Presses: Maintenance, History and Resources, moderator of vandercookpress.info and an itinerant letterpress instructor. Paul is also website editor in chief of the American Printing History Association, a recent Fellow and a former Rare Books School Fellow.
Please contact Wendy Halvorson at 423.401.8606 or [email protected] to register.
