The Wing & the Wheel

The Wing & the Wheel Book design & fine letterpress studio; currently posting work for a forthcoming book "Residence" by

Tilghman Press, Oakland California.
05/22/2021

Tilghman Press, Oakland California.

Charles Francis Tilghman (March 11, 1897 – December 2, 1985) Printer, editor, publisher. He was the son of social activi...
05/22/2021

Charles Francis Tilghman (March 11, 1897 – December 2, 1985) Printer, editor, publisher. He was the son of social activist Hettie B. Tilghman. In 1915 and 1916, Tilghman published The Colored Directory of the Leading Cities of Northern California, using a printing press set up in the family home at 1670 13th Street in Oakland, California. It is a rich source of information and photographs of black people, institutions, and businesses. The 1916-1917 directory includes a congratulatory letter from Booker T. Washington. He did this when he was 18 years old.

Just what the image says: All of my past photography posted here will be migrating to , so please follow there, but (pos...
05/19/2021

Just what the image says: All of my past photography posted here will be migrating to , so please follow there, but (post)cards, prints, & books produced by the press will be available for purchase soon via Instagram.

Next on press: another in the David Johnson-illustrated, bibliography cards Southern authors series. Flannery O’Connor ...
05/18/2021

Next on press: another in the David Johnson-illustrated, bibliography cards Southern authors series. Flannery O’Connor (seen here in film state) and Tennessee Williams. I’ll be housekeeping this account some soon (including my photography work over to , so expect some old images reposted over there) and enabling a feature here to purchase cards, postcards, and more from the press. Stay tuned, share, and stay safe out there. I’m grateful for your attention & support.

Fight for the right to repair!
05/18/2021

Fight for the right to repair!

Not exactly the great comma trick of Harold P. McGrath on the Pennyroyal Alice, but I have to say, the single-line updat...
05/15/2021

Not exactly the great comma trick of Harold P. McGrath on the Pennyroyal Alice, but I have to say, the single-line update matches the existing pretty damn well. Good enough for me. So much for working with dead authors. Someone needs to tell these guys they’re not allowed to keep publishing new material.

Currently on press: the fantastic receding hairline of Nelson Algren by David A Johnson
05/14/2021

Currently on press: the fantastic receding hairline of Nelson Algren by David A Johnson

Sure, machines can do lots of great work, but it takes a skilled operator with a critical eye to keep equipment from rui...
05/14/2021

Sure, machines can do lots of great work, but it takes a skilled operator with a critical eye to keep equipment from ruining work. Here’s a poorly bound commercially printed book revealing printing not intended for public consumption. Proper folding and moreover, consolidation of the spine would have prevented this otherwise excellent production ending up on the damaged sale stack.

Cases, stacked, ready for casing-in tomorrow
05/10/2021

Cases, stacked, ready for casing-in tomorrow

Cutter
05/08/2021

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