In a solar powered bush shed on the south coast of New South Wales is a collection of hand-operated printing presses of the kind that introduced the first information revolution in the 15th century.

Bring nature’s artistry into your home with ideas from Laura Bethmann’s Hand-Printing from Nature(Storey Publishing, 2011). Transfer the beauty of freshly gathered botanical treasures onto paper, ...

Douglas Wilson of Springfield, Mo., lets us listen to the sound of his 1949 Number Four VanderCook Proof Printing Press. The hand-feeding process makes for some rockin' rollers. A well worn printing ...

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