The 10th Annual Los Angeles Printers Fair

The 10th Annual Los Angeles Printers Fair will be held SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 and SUNDAY OCTOBER 14, 2018

from 10 am to 5 pm. The Fair supports the non-profit International Printing

Museum and its educational mission.

ACTIVITIES RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE DAY INCLUDE:

SHOPPING – Don't miss your chance to buy original handmade and printed gifts suitable for 6 year olds! We have over 70 Vendors and Artists exhibiting and selling their wares. Click HERE to to view the full Vendor Listing from last year (2017) and stay tuned for the 2018 list!

LETTERPRESS SWAP MEET – Don't miss your chance to buy antique letterpress equipment and everything you need for your own print shop. Type-lovers, graphic designers, artists, printers, and members of the public are welcome to peruse hundreds of cases of type and thousands of pounds of equipment and presses in the largest printing swap meet in the Southwest.

GENERAL GALLERY TOURS and TYPE CASTING – Experience 500 years of printing history as our knowledgeable docents guide you through our collection. Demonstrations of the Museum's collection of antique presses will be ongoing throughout the day.  Witness liquid metal transformed into a piece of type in front of your very eyes, see the smooth gears of the 1880's Grasshopper Newspaper Press churning, or find out what a turn of the century Nerve Medicine has to do with printing

HANDS-ON-PRINTING – Be enthralled and fascinated by experiencing printing both traditional and modern. Try your hand at letterpress on a variety of presses including an antique 1850's parlor press! Pull your own print on the beloved Vandercook Press or use a sign press to print a personalized bookmark.

THE 50's PRINTING SHOP - Travel back in time to experience a 50's era working printing shop. See Windmills, Ludlows, Linotypes, platen presses, proofing presses, a Miehle Vertical, and our vast collection of wood and metal type. Have your name cast in metal on our working linotype, which Thomas Edison called "the eighth wonder of the World!"

PAPER MAKING – Master Paper Maker Colin Brown will be demonstrating his techniques and helping visitors make their very own piece of handmade paper.

VOLUNTEERS: We need scores of Volunteers for the Printers Fair before, during and afterwards. Volunteers will receive free admission. For more information about being a volunteer and the various areas of help needed, or to sign up as a volunteer, please CLICK HERE or contact the Volunteer Coordinator atvolunteers@printmuseum.org.

No pets, service animals only.