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RE: Inquiry about press leading (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leonard H Tower Jr.)
Tue Feb 18 19:36:28 2014
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:36:25 -0500 (EST)
From: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.mit.edu>
To: apo-printshop@mit.edu
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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:22:25 +0000
From: Erik Lee Stayton <estayton@MIT.EDU>
To: "tower@alum.mit.edu" <tower@alum.mit.edu>
Subject: RE: Inquiry about press leading
Hi Leonard,
Thanks for getting back to me.
It is a Kelsey Excelsior 3x5 press, currently sitting next to my desk. It isn't owned by a print shop, but by a colleague of mine. I have a quoin and some furniture for it already. I'd like to be able to print on it for personal use, but not having the tools to easily cut leading limits my options a bit. I hope you can help but if not I understand--it probably isn't a common request.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks,
Erik
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From: Leonard H Tower Jr. [tower@alum.mit.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 5:39 PM
To: Erik Lee Stayton
Cc: apo-printshop@mit.edu
Subject: Re: Inquiry about press leading
Hi Erik,
What letterpress?
In whose shop?
Where -- are you using?
APO's Press Shop Manager will get back to you on your question.
Thanks.
best -len
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 03:49:43 +0000
From: Erik Lee Stayton <estayton@MIT.EDU>
To: "apo-printshop@mit.edu" <apo-printshop@mit.edu>
Subject: Inquiry about press leading
Hello,
I am an MIT student with access to a letterpress, but I don't have
the tools to easily make leading in the appropriate sizes.
Given that you offer print services at-cost and presumably have the
appropriate tools, I was wondering if you would be willing to sell
some pieces of leading. The press I have can use leading of 10 pica
and 18 pica lengths. I would be interested in 8-10 pieces of each,
probably in 2pt width.
Let me know if I could arrange to buy some leading from you.
Many thanks,
Erik Stayton
