Technology & history

Going Dutch: How a historic press was saved from the scrapheap

Sep 16, 2026 at 04:23 pm

Having saved it from likely and imminent destruction, a group of print history enthusiasts is raising funds to set one of the last Cossar newspaper presses in the world in a w.... Read More

Carr stresses history’s importance as museum celebrates

Aug 20, 2026 at 06:38 pm

Members and friends of the Penrith Museum of Printing – which now calls itself the Australian Museum of Printing at Penrith – joined former politician Bob Carr on.... Read More

Shared insights in Museum’s rare book week event

Oct 08, 2025 at 12:59 pm by admin

NSW’s Rare Book Week delivers an opportunity to learn more about bookbinding, typography and “the eighth wonder of the world”, the Linotype machine. Penrith.... Read More

Opportunity to set type during NSW rare book week

Aug 27, 2025 at 11:59 am by admin

A special session during October’s NSW ‘rare book week’ provides a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in print history and try setting type, letter by lett.... Read More

Typesetting treasure puts museum on the lookout

Oct 01, 2024 at 02:35 pm by admin

With a newly-acquired C4 Intertype, equipped with a TTS reader, Sydney’s Penrith Museum of Printing is looking for perforated tape to run on it. And/or a perforator to.... Read More