Before Xeroxing and digital images, businesses would take their orders for menus, posters and receipt booklets to a local printer to be set in type and pressed to paper. Henington Press in Park Slope, Brooklyn was just that kind of place. It’s a family business that started in 1912 and is going to close this winter. Before the presses stop, WNYC’s Kathleen Horan dropped by and talked with the press’s owner, David Harris.
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December 11th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
David,
My thoughts go out to you. Like you, I have ink running in my veins. I have been a printer for almost 30 years, and like you, I learned from my father. Its sad to see such skill and art fade away. I started on letterpress, and worked my way up. David, you are not forgotten. Be well brother, stay strong.
December 13th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I’ve posted a link to this video on Typophile… Maybe someone there will be interested in purchasing your equipment. Good luck! Sorry to hear you’re closing.
December 15th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Heartbreaking. David, I hope you find something you love as well as you’ve loved printing.
You might want to contact the wonderful folks at Columbia College in Chicago, who are doing their best to preserve and revitalize traditional book and paper arts.
December 16th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
David, as a fellow printer in Park Slope, it deeply saddens me to hear your story. I also share your father-to-son story as that is how I learned my craft. We’ve met briefly before and I hope to pay you a visit again before the year’s end. It would be an honor to shake your hand again. Who knows, perhaps we can still find a home for your Kluge in Park Slope. Thank you for your contribution.