The Printing Museum

The Printing Museum Regarding the largest collection of working letterpress machinery & equipment in NZ & Australia. In search of a home.

The objectives of The Printing Museum are:
●to preserve the nation's letterpress printing heritage and to present it in a way which is attractive, entertaining and instructive.
●to encourage enthusiasm for the trade of letterpress by showing how it developed worldwide and was eventually used to widen knowledge in early New Zealand and form the beginning of our country's own "communication revoluti

on."
●to make our resources available to any firm or individual when they are needed for a special project. The Printing Museum is a registered charity and society incorporated in 1986. Information on the society can be accessed via www.societies.govt.nz and www.charities.govt.nz

07/07/2025
Letterpress saves the day. Using Linotype and Vandercook to overprint synthetic wrist bands for Basketball court access...
09/11/2024

Letterpress saves the day. Using Linotype and Vandercook to overprint synthetic wrist bands for Basketball court access.

A very early quality export to Australia from New Zealand. From Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1371, 24 March 1923, Pag...
03/11/2024

A very early quality export to Australia from New Zealand. From Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1371, 24 March 1923, Page 3

A lot of crude in them old Albion’s.
01/11/2024

A lot of crude in them old Albion’s.

Shiny goodness in the back corner awaiting call to action.
12/09/2024

Shiny goodness in the back corner awaiting call to action.

Michael achieving cleaver kerning on both sides. The final fitting will be really cool.
11/03/2024

Michael achieving cleaver kerning on both sides. The final fitting will be really cool.

The Times, she keeps on rolling on.
22/02/2023

The Times, she keeps on rolling on.

2 recent donations sorted and packed in our custom made Linotype Matrix Boxes. Thanks to Peter Randall for the woodwork.
21/02/2023

2 recent donations sorted and packed in our custom made Linotype Matrix Boxes. Thanks to Peter Randall for the woodwork.

Never realised this third party Linotype and Intertype supplier was in New Zealand. Part of a cool box of ephemera from ...
23/12/2022

Never realised this third party Linotype and Intertype supplier was in New Zealand. Part of a cool box of ephemera from Motat.

Thanks to Donald for saving these for 40+ years. Great donation and in been stored in good conditions, minimal rusty. Th...
22/12/2022

Thanks to Donald for saving these for 40+ years. Great donation and in been stored in good conditions, minimal rusty. Thanks again. TPM.

Nice to see the hand written skills are still around. Nearly every store used to have a greeting on their window at Chri...
24/11/2022

Nice to see the hand written skills are still around. Nearly every store used to have a greeting on their window at Christmas time.

Any ideas for use of these. Were amongst a lot of 2 colour Christmas mats. No name on point mark.
11/11/2022

Any ideas for use of these. Were amongst a lot of 2 colour Christmas mats. No name on point mark.

Address

262 Thorndon Quay
Wellington
6011

Opening Hours

Wednesday 6pm - 9pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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