Our first Fieldtrip was at the International Print Museum, in Carson. It was fabulous. They demonstrated a printing on a Gutenberg press replica, and several other original presses, including one dating 1800. They each tried letter press, printing, sewing a book, in addition to the demonstrations on the machinery. The kids were impressed with the "Lin-o-type" machine. It automatically creates a line of type, eliminating the need to set each tiny letter individually.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The International Print Museum
Our first Fieldtrip was at the International Print Museum, in Carson. It was fabulous. They demonstrated a printing on a Gutenberg press replica, and several other original presses, including one dating 1800. They each tried letter press, printing, sewing a book, in addition to the demonstrations on the machinery. The kids were impressed with the "Lin-o-type" machine. It automatically creates a line of type, eliminating the need to set each tiny letter individually.
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