Both print shops have been huge supporters of Holstee since the beginning and we couldn't be more proud to work with them. We produce our prints with EM Letterpress and Aardvark Letterpress, two craft-driven letterpress printers based in North Attleboro, MA and Los Angeles, CA respectively.
The box was created with Master Paper Box in Illinois using from approximately 95% recycled material, and the recycled cardboard shipping box was printed with Arizona Corrugated in, well you may have guessed it, Arizona :-)
The guides are printed with our friends at PrintWest, a Washington state based printer we have had the pleasure of working with for many years. Greater Good ToolkitĮvery part of the The Greater Good Toolkit from the guides, to the box, to the shipping box we send it in are all printed and assembled in the USA. At the end of their long life, the cards are also recyclable. Our playing cards are crafted from sustainably-forested paper, starch-based laminating glue and vegetable-based printing inks. They have been perfecting the quality of their cards since they started printing in 1867 and produce some the best quality cards in the world including Bicycle®, "Bee"®, Aviator®, and Hoyle® playing cards.Īfter reviewing samples from other vendors, we chose USPC for their print quality and their dedication to minimizing the environmental effects of production. The cards are printed with the world's leading playing card producers, the United States Playing Card Company based in Kentucky, USA. With this in mind, we take care in every detail - from how we select our production partners, how our products are made, how they are packaged, and finally, how they impact you in your everyday life.īelow is a closer look at some of our products and how we produce them. Tribune Showprint now designs and produces hundreds of made to order posters for concerts, sporting events, festivals, and carnivals one letter at a time.For us, building a great company means making decisions about design and production that we are proud to share. Years ago, the business printed newspapers, letterheads and other items.The Babcock flatbed presses are identical to those used by weekly newspapers in the1800s. Some of its more famous clients have included B.B King, the Jackson Five, the Blues Brothers and George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic. Tribune Showprint has printed showcards for countless politicians, fairs, carnivals, races, auctions and movies. In May of 2016 Tribune Showprint was purchased by Kim Miller and Her Husband from Mrs. Kelley purchased the shop from Johnny, who continued to run the shop after his father passed away. It moved to Earl Park from Fowler after World War II and its owner, Arvel Furr, specialized in posters. In April of 1977 the shop was purchased by Arvel and Mildred Furr.
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The shop specialized in show cards that could be placed in shop windows or posted outdoors to advertise events and political campaigns. Pittenger and Richard Stockholm opened the shop in Fowler, IN above the local bank. Tribune Showprint began as the Benton County Tribune in 1878. All the while keeping this art form alive in the digital age. These nostalgic images help us to understand and enjoy part of the past. They record in vivid colors and shapes the cultural, the historical, and the commonplace. Posters are visual barometers that take us to another time and place.
American printers have been printing advertising posters since the colonial days, but the oldest, continuously operating print shop in the country isn't in Boston, New York or Philadelphia it's in Muncie Indiana.
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