New Location

The Tympanum Press will be moving to the beautiful city of Goshen, Indiana in the next few weeks. More details to come...

Letterpress Printing Resumes in Frigid Northern Indiana

Cari Clientele,

We are returned to the desolate wasteland of thundersnowing, lake effected northern Indiana and the press is oiled and ready to print your wildest custom projects. We have recently changed our telephone number to (804) 335-1508. We hope to hear from you soon.

Keep warm,
The Tympanum Press

Tympanum Press Overseas

Cari Clientele,

We will be in Rome until mid-December. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Ciao tutti,
The Tympanum Press

Speaking of letterpress overseas I just glimpsed a Heidelberg in action through an open door yesterday on the Via dell'Humilita.

Makeready Impressions

Amazing compositions in their own right:

"Second Meeting" Broadside

This broadside from Isak Dinesen's short story "Second Meeting" is printed in two colours on florescent white 110lb Crane Lettra and is set in 12pt ATF Garamond and 20pt Railroad Gothic.

"Calico Pie" Accordion Book

This little accordion book of Edward Lear's poem "Calico Pie" is printed on florescent white 110lb Crane Lettra in 12pt Garamond, 18 and 14pt Parisan and 10pt Century Schoolbook italic, with a drop case C in 24pt Caslon. 

Tympanum Press Flyers

This flyer is printed on 100lb white Lenox paper and set in 72 and 24pt Caslon in black and reflex blue. This was printed using photopolymer plates and a Boxcar Base.