Our Shop
We design, print and create every piece in our shop in Culver City. Our presses are set up in front of the windows so you can see each piece as it's being printed. Customers often come by to see their project on press or what card we're printing as it is sure to be on the shelf later that week. Each of our presses, as well as our paper cutter and typefaces are antiques. They are quirky, heavy and each noticeably different than the others. We've taken great care of them to ensure they are always in wonderful working condition, creating the best possible results.
On any given day you might see one of our craftsmen hand feeding the presses, cutting and trimming paper, scoring cards, edge painting, rounding corners or any number of the really cool aspects that go into working in a print shop. Our retail section is always open and you can browse greetings cards, notecards and stationery that was printed right in the shop. Every day is different, and items on the shelves are one of a kind and won't be available forever. Once they are sold, they are replaced with new designs and new techniques.
Please stop by the shop and say hi! If you've got questions please don't hesitate to ask, we're always happy to share.
Our Presses
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1966 Kelsey Model U Platen Press Manufactured: Merridan, Connecticut Found: City of Lakes, Minnesota Our little Kelsey sits on the retail side of the shop which makes it easy for customers to see. But it is more than just a display item as we use this press regularly for small projects and since it has no width restrictions, jobs that require wide sheets of paper with small print areas. |
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1962 Chandler & Price Model N Manufactured: Cleveland, Ohio Found: Glendale, California The C&P is our workhorse and we use it for most large custom orders as well as many of our notecards and greeting cards. It is our favorite press to work on as it has easy accessibility for makeready, long impression dwell, pause for feeding and its precision construction. |
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1951 Vandercook No. 1 Manufactured: Chicago, Illinois Found: Carson, California The No. 1 Proof Press is a hand-ink manual press. We use this press for very limited edition prints and it is ideal for type galley proofs as well as testing ink mixes. While we don't use this press as much as the others, it is an integral piece of equipment in our shop. |
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1951 Vandercook No. 4 Manufactured: Chicago, Illinois Found: Los Angeles, California The No. 4 probably comes closer to perfection than any other press printing from a raised surface. It is a hand operated cylinder press with power driven ink distribution and designed in every detail as a precision tool. We use this press for the majority of our short run work such as invitations, announcements and limited edition prints. |
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1921 Golding Pearl Paper Cutter Manufactured: Franklin, Massachusetts Found: Palos Verdes, California Our Pearl Paper Cutter is nearly 100 years old, completely manual and cuts through a 3" stack of paper like butter. With a 21" razor sharp blade and no saftey guards we are extremely careful when were using it. It is the basis for all modern paper cutters. |
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2011 Challange Spartan Paper Cutter Manufactured: Norton Shores, Michigan Found: Norton Shores, Michigan For precision paper cutting we have a modern Challange with a digital display that allows us to cut exact, every time. Safety shields cover the front and rear tables. The front-side cut buttons require two hands to simultaneously activate the cut cycle. |
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Lassco 50B Cornerounder Manufactured: Rochester, New York Found: Rochester, New York With a number of blades for different corners it is a completly manual machine accepting just 10 sheets of paper at a time. This corner rounder allows us to easily and cleanly round small runs. For anything under 250 sheets it is a must have in our shop. |
