Fresh Off the Press: 100th Anniversary Vandercook Model
by admin on Oct.07, 2009, under Book Arts, Letterpress, Printing
Here are some photos from the 100th Anniversary Vandercook Model project, which we recently completed. It was printed on Strathmore Writing Wove, Bright White, 110 lb. paper as a 3-color offset (including a slick metallic PMS 877 silver), followed by a letterpress pass to reinforce the scores and outlines. Finally, we die-cut the various model shapes so they pop out for easy construction!
Kudos to everyone who has donated their time, energy and resources into making this little model possible! We’d especially like to thank:
- Shirley Edwards for the model design
- Pacific Center for the Book Arts for publishing the model
- Fritz Klinke of NA Graphics for his permission to use the Vandercook logo
- Book Club of California, who is making the model as a keepsake for their members
- The American Printing History Association and the Gleeson Library of the University of San Francisco for their support throughout the project
100th Anniversary Vandercook Model - Press Sheet
100th Anniversary Vandercook Model
100th Anniversary Vandercook Model
100th Anniversary Vandercook Model
More Vandercook model photos are available here.
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Vandercook Model « Simple Ink
November 12th, 2009 on 4:13 pm[...] a bona fide paper geek, I got such a kick out of stumbling across this all-paper model of a Vandercook letterpress in honor of the company’s 100th anniversary. This press is an [...]
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October 15th, 2009 on 5:05 am
We have a great book arts program here (and use 2 Vandercooks). Would love to get a few of these models. Are they available for purchase or donation?
October 16th, 2009 on 11:09 am
Hi Janice,
Thanks for your interest, we will forward your message to the PCBA board.
Cheers,
Lars.