Museum of Printing

Museum of Printing The Museum of Printing at New England Regional Art Museum houses a historically significant collection of printing machinery and equipment. Collection.

Museum of Printing houses a historically significant collection of printing machinery and equipment which comprise the FT Wimble & Co. The collection includes printing presses, a Linotype machine, guillotines, book binding equipment, wooden and metal type and a history of printing in Australia from 1850 to the early 1900s. There are over 1000 printing blocks and a comprehensive library of books on

printing and technical manuals. Displays of small equipment and printed products change regularly. MOP is a must for anyone interested in the history of printing in Australia, or the importance of that industry to rural and regional New South Wales. It is also an ideal stop for schools with a curriculum which encourages students to think about the foundations of the technology they use today.

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Up to $24k on offer

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Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, originally founded by the Two Rivers Historical Society in the historic Hamilton Manufacturing Company buildings, preserves and interprets what is widely recognized as the world’s largest collection of wood type. Comprising more than 1.5 million pieces of wood type and thousands of original production patterns dating from the early nineteenth century through 1985, the collection documents more than a century of American industrial production, graphic communication, and printing technology.

The museum’s holdings represent more than 1,000 wood type styles and include production patterns associated with many of the major American wood type manufacturers consolidated by Hamilton Manufacturing Company during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

In recognition of International Museum Day, the collection highlights the essential role museums play in safeguarding cultural heritage, advancing education, and connecting communities through shared history. The museum’s working collections preserve both the physical artifacts of printing history, and also the knowledge, skills, and creative practices associated with wood type manufacture and letterpress printing.

Through exhibitions, demonstrations, classes, and active printing, the museum continues to make this history accessible and relevant, illustrating how printed communication shaped public life, commerce, education, and civic participation across generations.

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FOR SALE
SURPLUS Printmaking Presses and Equipment

Australian Print Workshop is keen to find new homes for a range of surplus printmaking presses and studio equipment. This includes some beautiful etching and lithographic presses, as well as an antique relief proofing press. All items are pre-loved but in excellent working condition and are currently in a storage facility in southeastern Melbourne.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to take home one of these exquisite presses.

ALL REASONABLE OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED
We are accepting offers until 5pm, Friday 29 May 2026.

To request a PDF with details of all presses and equipment and/or to arrange a time to inspect these items please contact APW Senior Printer Martin King (Tuesday-Friday)

T: 03 9419 5466
E: [email protected]

Address

106 Kentucky Street
Armidale, NSW
2350

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 3pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm

Telephone

+61267725255

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