Printer Information

Participant Info

First Name
Mark
Last Name
Turpin
Press Name
Winding Wyvern Press
City
St. Croix Falls
State
WI
Country
USA
Website or Blogsite
http://
Year You Started with Letterpress
2010
How You Got Involved In Letterpress Printing
<p style="text-align: justify;">Watched a documentary on PBS when I was in grade school about the history of printing. Wanted a press ever since.</p>
Presses & Equipment
<p style="text-align: justify;">Chandler &amp; Price Craftsman 12x18, 60 cases of type, Paragon Guillotine paper cutter.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Wanted: Linotype, Monotype Composition Caster &amp; Keyboard, Elrod Strip Caster.</p>
Education & Training
<p style="text-align: justify;">B.S. Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.</p>
Work History
<p style="text-align: justify;">Electrical Engineer for various defense contractors.</p>
Other Interests & Hobbies
Amateur Radio (AB9TH), Society for Creative Anachronisms
Letterpress Group Memberships, If Any
ATF
Birth Year
1976
Your Photo or Press Photo

Predefined Group Memberships

APA: Amalgamated Printers Association
AAPA: Amatuer American Press Association
APHA: American Printing History Association
ATF: American Typecasting Fellowship
BPs: British Printing Society
LOLP: Ladies of Letterpress
NAPA: National Amateur Press Association