The front entrance of the Arion Press.

The front entrance of the Arion Press.

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The Grabhorn Institute is the Last Integrated Typefoundry, Letterpress Printer & Bindery

2000
Andrew Hoyem in front of a printing press.

Andrew Hoyem in front of a printing press.

In 2000 poet and fine printer Andrew Hoyem founded The Grabhorn Institute in San Francisco “for the purpose of preserving and continuing the use of one of the last integrated typefoundry, letterpress printing, and bookbinding facilities, and operating it as a living museum and educational and cultural center.”

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