The Center Press / Kenneth W. Bonesteel Printing

03/28/2022

Emilee Greenhouse / Sybilla Design

03/28/2022

05/11/2021

Seen other letterpress printers on-line? ETSY is littered with folks offering overpriced letterpress printing. We have over 45 years hands on experience printing letterpress; printing is ALL we do, and all we've done since 1960. Other printers charge twice or MORE than twice than we do, because to them it's a hobby and not a full time occupation. Want to save more money? Design your own work and have us print it. We're always just an phone call or e-mail away for a quote.

05/13/2020

Our equipment is certified 100% Coronavirus free!

06/12/2019

Designers, writers, poets or just lovers of letterpress; we print all forms of letterpress for you, from hand cast hot metal type to computer faces set from yours or our computer; for the most authentic old school look though, we recommend hand cast hot metal for it's imperfections. Letterheads, envelopes, invitations, cards, napkins and more! You're only limited by your own imagination.

07/27/2018

Ahhh, nothing like metal, ink and paper! This is where my craftsmanship has shone since 1970.

07/27/2018

"Got Metal?" Hot metal typecasting is not perfect like the modern polymer plate, and the typefaces are limited. But, this is what traditional letterpress is all about!

03/21/2017

11/03/2016

Friends don’t let friends use VistaPrint.......

I have nothing against VistaPrint in theory. I’m sure they are a fine company; they seem to be very successful, but, they're not even located in the United States! And really, I’m not picking on VistaPrint in particular, there are a number of online sources that this could apply to.

My issue with using any online service like VistaPrint is simply this: People end up buying cookie-cutter cards, banners and signs from templates that do not create a unique brand. To me, it’s one step above printing your own cards on an inkjet printer, with those little tell-tale perforated edges.

A case in point: Not too long ago, a person came to me distraught because they had purchased business cards, a banner, magnetic signs, and a couple of other products from a VistaPrint type service. They were new in business, and trying to save a few dollars (who isn’t)?

They went to a trade show and spent a few hours decorating their 10′ x 10′ space with all their new marketing products, only to find that the people who had the booth right next to them had the identical business cards and banner, with different lettering. To the casual attendee, it looked like they were in business together and that they had one 20′ space … but their two businesses couldn’t have been more dissimilar!

They learned their lesson the hard way – all that money they thought they had saved was now wasted. -- They could have gone to a local business (either on-line or in-person) and received individualized attention, and custom work - You support local business to keep your local economy prosperous; so that your local businesses support you in return, and so that you have an individual identity through the custom work they can offer.

Friends don’t let friends use VistaPrint!

10/17/2016

This is one of my Heidelberg Platen T. Heidelberg produced this model from 1950 until 1985. This particular one is actually a first year, 1950 model; not only that, it's the 194th one to be manufactured!