Recently Sweetie and I spent a Saturday exploring places in nearby Nashville that we had never looked into before. Since there are so many places to explore in our own neck of the woods..there will be more blogs like this one posted in due time.
Hatch Show Print was one of those places. Being fascinated by the printed word, this was on the top of my list. I just love the sectioned, wood drawers laden with various sizes and fonts of letters, numbers and shapes.
While there, we learned that they are one of the oldest known letterpress poster shops in America. They have been in business since 1879. One of the workers said, "not much has changed in technique since then."
The history in this little workshop is everywhere you look. The mixing of colors is a fine art...it takes a well trained eye for such details.
Look at the rollers!
The finished product ! There were so many to look at and read. If you get an opportunity to stop by they are located in downtown Nashville at 316 Broadway, (615) 256-2805, or website: www.countrymusichalloffame.org.
