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Hamilton Wood Type Museum & Printing Museum, Two Rivers

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The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum was founded in 2000 and is located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States. The museum is run by the Two Rivers Historical Society. It is dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type used in letterpress printing. The museum is located in a factory building of the Hamilton Manufacturing Company founded in 1880 by J.E. Hamilton. The museum has a collection of over 1.5 million pieces in more than 1,000 styles of wood type. Also included are presses and vintage prints. The museum holds many workshops and conferences throughout the year and regularly welcomes groups of students from universities from across the United States.

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  • By Z7933APwilliamo
    Very nice woodshop. Plenty of cool machines to look at. Very old printing presses. Guide was knowledgeable.  more »
  • By Z7933APwilliamo
    Very friendly service and staff. So many neat things to see when you walk around inside. Plenty of historical things and objects to see.  more »
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  • By Mary Holtz
    What a surprise treasure! Fascinating history of not only wood type printing but others such as lino type. Staff are extremely knowledgeable and easy to learn from. Many old and new prints to see, some to purchase. Truly a living active museum; a wonderful archive of this graphic art form and its tools.
  • By Nick Schoeps
    One of our favorite parts of Two Rivers, always inspiring. Can't wait to come back for a class!
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