Owen County: private collection Tom Strassell (location to be confirmed.)<\/p>\n
Website<\/a> (March 16, 2016): \u201cTom Strassell of Poplar Grove \u2026 is a historical reenactor and built a wooden press from plans dated 1585. He demonstrates and displays his historic print shop across the country, and has been a consultant for historic sites and for the PBS special on Andrew Jackson, \u201cGood, Bad, and the Presidency\u201d. Tom is a retired curator of the historic print shop at the Cincinnati Museum Center (= \u201cGibson & Co. Print Shop\u201d<\/em>), and has been involved in many different areas of the printing field for 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n The press is shown at several events. Among which:<\/p>\n \u2022 Boon County Public Library (2008). Website<\/a>: \u201cTom Strassell is currently curator of the nineteenth century print shop at the Cincinnati Museum Center. He also has a print studio in his home where he reproduces historic documents and teaches classes on the history, culture, and how-to of letterpress printing. His exhibit has been hosted at many national historic sites and museums including Fort Niagara, NY, Mt. Vernon, home of George Washington, and the Indianapolis Children\u2019s Museum. <\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Patriot Fair<\/a> (2011). Website<\/a> (June 15, 2017): \u201cNew this year is a working wooden printing press. Tom Strassell will show how printing was done early in our history. Tom has served as a consultant for many historic sites including New Harmony, Indiana.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Fair at New Boston<\/a> (2013). Two video\u2019s are available on youtube: \u2018Demonstrating the colonial printing press at the fair at New Boston in Springfield (OH).<\/a>\u2019 (August 31, 2013) and \u2018Fair at New Boston – Printer<\/a>\u2019 (September 2, 2013).<\/p>\n \u2022 Musee de Venoge<\/a> (June 19, 2017). Website\u00a0<\/a>(June15, 2017): \u201cA working wooden printing press will be a new addition to demonstrations this year. Tom Strassell, who has worked as a historic consultant for PBs, will show how early printing was done.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n