printers

An Historic Trades Printer uses ink balls to ink the type on the press in the Printing Office.

Historic Trades Printers at work in the Printing Office.

Historic Trades Printers set type in the Printing Office.

An Historic Trades Printer uses ink balls to ink the type on the press in the Printing Office.

In the printing office, the Historic Trades printer corrects an error found in the type for an edition of the Virginia Gazette.

In the printing office, an Historic Trades printer aligns paper sheets onto a peel to lift them onto a line to dry.

Detail of the hands of the Historic Trades printer setting type in the printing office.

In the printing office, an Historic Trades printer uses a mallet to the tighten the quoins, which hold the letters in the printing press.

An Historic Trades printer checks the quality of newly printed copies of Dunmore's Proclamation in the printing office.

In the Historic Trades printing office, freshly-printed pages hang on a line to dry.

Cases of type in the Historic Trades printing office.

Detail of paper in the Historic Trades printing office.

An Historic Trades printer uses ink balls to ink the type in the printing press.

A character interpreter portrays Nation Builder Clementina Rind. Colonial Williamsburg's Nation Builders portray real historical figures associated with 18th century Williamsburg who made signifcant contributions to the American story.

Detail of the hands of an Historic Trades printer at work on the printing press in the Printing Office.