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If you're the type who collects antique printing equipment (pun intended), you may already be doing letterpress printing or making books by hand. Or maybe you just appreciate the character of old wood or metal type, printers cabinets and other tools, or antique presses themselves. Although not a huge antiques category, there's a lot of great history and craftsmanship here.

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