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      A-Rock 4 days ago

      Hi IPM,
      Any updates? The last I see is from March 1...

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      Charlie Gibson on February 24

      cool. No problem. I'm fine with waiting, just wanted to know what's up with everything. Thanks

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      International Printing Museum on February 23

      Hey Charlie,

      We've had a whole bunch of delays but we're working very hard on everything. We have an update in progress that we will be posting very soon. Thanks for your patience!

      —Josh

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      Charlie Gibson on February 23

      Are the rewards going out by the end of february by any chance?

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      Charlie Gibson on January 29

      Hey could we get an update kinda soon, to see if the January deadline is going to be met? Thanks

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      Charlie Gibson on December 13

      Is there any way you could send out an update with a bunch of pictures of the machine and the museum? I'd love to see them

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      Douglas Haines on November 8, 2011

      I love the Ludlow..it is a great typographical tool plus it gives you hands on feel of line casting!

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      International Printing Museum on October 7, 2011

      Haha, Doug, you may be the only person who would have put two and two together about that. :)

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      Douglas Wilson on October 7, 2011

      Nice cheeky little line you have set there, "Ottmar Mergenthaler" - ha!

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      Brooke Condolora on October 6, 2011

      Absolutely love this museum and the people behind it!

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      Stephen Stewf Coles on October 6, 2011

      Anyone who has visited the International Printing Museum knows these guys are the real deal. They will protect and share this stuff for generations.

      Some video I shot from the TypeCon visit last year: http://vimeo.com/15233699

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Hand printed Ludlow letterpress thank you postcard, 5 Hand printed type specimen miniature prints, 1 hand cast type metal Personalized Ludlow slug or "LUDLOW" name slug, Hand-screened Ludlow Project tee, Wood mirrored Ludlow slug holder

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Hand printed Ludlow letterpress thank you postcard, 5 Hand printed type specimen miniature prints, 1 hand cast type metal Personalized Ludlow slug or "LUDLOW" name slug, Hand-screened Ludlow Project tee, Wood mirrored Ludlow slug holder, Limited Edition Kickstarter only hand printed letterpress poster printed with Ludlow type and historic woodtype and cuts

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Hand printed Ludlow letterpress thank you postcard, 5 Hand printed type specimen miniature prints, 1 hand cast type metal Personalized Ludlow slug or "LUDLOW" name slug, Hand-screened Ludlow Project tee, Wood mirrored Ludlow slug holder, Limited Edition Kickstarter only hand printed letterpress poster printed with Ludlow type and historic woodtype and cuts, Vintage Ludlow Font Specimen Book

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Hand printed Ludlow letterpress thank you postcard, 5 Hand printed type specimen miniature prints, 1 hand cast type metal Personalized Ludlow slug or "LUDLOW" name slug, Hand-screened Ludlow Project tee, Wood mirrored Ludlow slug holder, Limited Edition Kickstarter only hand printed letterpress poster printed with Ludlow type and historic woodtype and cuts, Vintage Ludlow Font Specimen Book, Personalized vintage brass ludlow matrices set and locked in a vintage steel composing stick for display

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Hand printed Ludlow letterpress thank you postcard, 5 Hand printed type specimen miniature prints, 1 hand cast type metal Personalized Ludlow slug or "LUDLOW" name slug, Hand-screened Ludlow Project tee, Wood Mirrored Ludlow Slug Holder, Limited Edition Kickstarter only hand printed letterpress poster printed with Ludlow type and historic woodtype and cuts, Vintage Ludlow Font Specimen Book, Personalized vintage brass ludlow matrices set and locked in a vintage steel composing stick for display, 10 lines of custom type cast in any font from the collection, 1 "unique-to-Ludlow" slanted drawer letterpress cabinets (great for small storage or as a flat file) OR Your name on a name plate affixed to one of our Ludlow typograph cabinets in our working collection.

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International Printing Museum

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The International Printing Museum, located in Southern California, is a dynamic non-profit museum devoted to bringing the history of books, printing and the book arts to life for diverse audiences. The staff and volunteers make it their mission to take one of the world’s most significant collections of antique printing machinery and interpret it for today’s audiences through working demonstrations and theater presentations.

Since 1988, we have reached over 400,000 people, both those visiting the Museum and those who have experienced "Museum on Wheels", the Museum’s innovative school outreach program that features a mobile colonial printing shop, teaching the history of books and printing, great inventions and inventors that helped make our world such as Ben Franklin. The International Printing Museum has been recognized worldwide for the size and importance of its collection and for the successful and creative approach to interpreting the collection for the community and the world at large.

Come visit us!
315 W. Torrance Blvd.
Carson, CA 90745
10 am to 4 pm Saturday
310-515-7166

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