The Fork and Broom Press is into relief printing including letterpress using metal and wood type. All presses are manually operated. Illustrations are made by hand from either wood or lino blocks. Sheets might be painted by hand prior to printing. All art work is published in small limited editions, book-projects can be series of one-offs. Artist‘s books are bound by hand, book blocks are made either on a sewing frame or on the work bench.
Printing
Grafix GX1 AV – letterpress proof press
Year presumably 1964
Size 41 x 62 cm
motorised rollers, bed adjustable, cylinder manual
KORREX Hannover – letterpress proof press
Year 1956
Size 50 x 70 cm
rollers and cylinder manual
Simmel letterpress proof press
Year 1952
Size 50 x 70 cm
cylinder manual, no rollers
Adana eight-five – manual platen press
Drying rack
Size 80 x 60 cm
50 storage planes
Metal type
Some 30 type cabinets holding around 100 different type fonts
For more information about the stock of metal type see: www.bleikloetzle.de
Spacing and furniture
Illustrations
Woodcut
Linocut
Bookbinding
Krause guillotine
Year 1912/13
Cutting length 120 cm
Krause paper cutter for book blocks
Year 1912/13
Cutting length 40 cm
Robust guillotine
Year unknown
Cutting length 70 cm
Robust screw press
Size 50 x 40 cm
4 Bookbinding presses
Manual device for producing a rille (groove) for folding
Rille length 50 cm
Manual punch
Sewing frame
