Last weekend we took a ferry over to see Peter Haase and Mona Fertig of Mother Tongue Publishing. Peter was taught letterpress printing by Jim Rimmer and I wanted to film some of his shared stories on camera.
Posts tagged typography
| Mar 28 |
A trip to Salt Spring IslandPosted by: ryan @ 12:04 am in letterpress, travel |
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graphic design, jim, letterpress, lino cut, Mother Tongue Publishing, typography, wood type
| Mar 09 |
Tune Tuesdays: CCCP Opera 78rpm recordPosted by: ryan @ 9:42 am in records & music, vintage finds |
This weeks Tune Tuesday comes from a mysterious purple labeled Russian record.
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78rpm, record, tune tuesdays, typography
| Feb 23 |
Tune Tuesdays: Waitin’ for the train to come inPosted by: ryan @ 9:13 am in records & music, vintage finds |
A top tune in 1945 played by Harry James and sung by Kitty Kallen, “Waitin’ for the train to come in” is this weeks Tune Tuesday. Enjoy!
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1940s, records, tune tuesdays, typography
| Feb 09 |
Tune Tuesdays: SkywriterPosted by: ryan @ 1:16 pm in records & music, vintage finds |
Tune Tuesday will now become a bi-weekly feature on our blog starting with this song, Skywriter, played by the Band of the Irish Guards. Continue reading »
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1940s, 1950s, 78rpm, ireland, record, tune tuesdays, typography
| Jan 26 |
Tune Tuesday: Disperse with the windPosted by: ryan @ 11:39 am in records & music, vintage finds |
Lately, we’ve been playing a lot of American Jazz and Big Band. I thought we’d change it up today and put on this old opera record from Russia.
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1950s, 78rpm, ephemera, soviet, tune tuesdays, typography
| Jan 23 |
1940’s CCM Rambler: My new summer bikePosted by: ryan @ 8:22 pm in moving things, vintage finds |
A few weeks ago I mentioned a bike in my post about vintage theater seats. Well, here is that bike. After tracing the serial number, I discovered that it is a 1941 CCM Rambler and is similar to the one currently on display in the Canadian Science & Technology Museum in Ottawa. It needs some work, but I’m looking forward to getting it rolling this summer.
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1940s, antiques, bicycle, CCM, restoration, shopping, typography, vancouver
| Jan 10 |
A tribute to Jim RimmerPosted by: ryan @ 9:12 pm in blog news, people |
Who is Jim Rimmer? Jim Rimmer was a typographer, letterpress printer and my best friend. I met him for the first time in Spring of 2004 when I was seeking some advice on letterpress printing techniques. That fall I arrived at his home in New Westminster, BC. I remember walking down the gravel path to the side of his house and peering into a very dusty window. In the back of his dimly lit shop, I could scarcely make out the silhouette of a person working on a large iron machine. Excitedly, I knocked on the glass pane door where I was warmly greeted and invited in.
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jim rimmer, letterpress, new westminster, typography, unison press
| Nov 19 |
Harriet’s Box of 78RPM recordsPosted by: ryan @ 9:24 am in records & music, vintage finds |
I was born in the 80’s so I never really had the chance to listen to records growing up. By the time I developed my diverse taste in music, CDs were all the rage and my father had put most of his vinyl collection away. Over the years, I’ve become more of an audiophile and decided to begin listening to vinyl records. I purchased my first turntable (a Technics SL1200 MK2) and was floored by the sound. From that point on, I was completely hooked and began to buy lots of new LPs from my favorite artists. After a month or so, I began searching for vinyl on Craigslist and came across an ad for over a hundred old 78rpm LPs for a mere $20.
TWENTY DOLLARS.
At 20 cents a record I couldnt go wrong and immediately called the seller.
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78rpm, burnaby, entertainment, records, shopping, typography
