Howard Iron Works Printing Museum
800 Westgate Road L6L 5N2 Oakville, ON, Canada

We remember these 14 vibrant women whose promise and young lives were stolen. We remember their families, friends, professors and classmates. We remember and we speak out to end violence against all women

Oh what did the camera catch? A pair of pink and mauve rubber bands are spotted amidst Victoria's gleaming and polished bare metal components. In a pinch, the lowly rubber bands will do, ad interim. #rubegolberg #victoriapress #platenpress #temporarymeasure #printinghistory #printingmuseum #museumrestoration

Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends. Have a wonderful and safe celebration! #Thanksgiving2020 #HappyThanksgiving #TurkeyTime

Today, on Children’s Grief Awareness Day, we raise a voice for the 1 in 14 children in Canada that will experience the death of a Mum, a Dad, a brother or siste...r. We ask you to have #oneconversation about Children’s Grief today to help raise awareness for those who are sometimes referred to as the "forgotten mourners". This November we have taken a new step in our efforts to help raise awareness for children’s grief with new initiatives to engage a wider range of communities and inspire them to have #oneconversation about children’s grief. Thank you to everyone who has been part of our projects this month. Our local, regional and National projects alongside CAGCY (Canadian Alliance for Grieving Children and Youth) are illuminating landmarks. Our #kitchenmemories project initiated a campaign asking people to share a recipe or story about someone special in their life who has died. Together, this work will reach new people and will, ultimately, help grieving children across Canada. Our virtual breakfast this morning acknowledges the scale of loss during 2020 as we live through the pandemic. The impact on families who are grieving a death-loss is immense with countless stories of families not being able to say goodbye to loved ones and mourning rituals limited at a time when we are desperate for a hug and the comforting words of family and friends. Thank you for your support, and for having #oneconversation today so that together we can create a caring community where no child or teen need grieve alone. We encourage you to start the conversation by sharing this post, or one of your own. #CGADHope #childrensgriefawarenessday #childgriefday #oneconversation GVA Lighting, Inc. Children's Grief Awareness Day Anita Anand CHCH TV Yourtv Halton Irene Matys Kitchen Confession Daily Tiramisu with Julie Miguel Mildred's Temple Kitchen Lantern Cozies Visit Oakville Downtown Oakville Kerr Village

On Fri Dec 4, we welcomed The Lighthouse Program For Grieving Children, of Oakville, to our museum. Pleased to have been chosen as the venue to broadcast the organization’s 2020 Holidays Fundraising virtual event from. We’re honoured to have played a small part in the support of the Lighthouse’s important mission. This is one of the reasons why we establish @HIW first and foremost to utilize the museum for #philanthropic purposes. #virtualevents #holidays2020 #zoomevent

Baby steps, but steps forward, nonetheless. Making progress in troubleshooting the #VictoriaPlaten. #platenpress #printinghistory #printingmuseum #museumrestoration #troubleshooting #TheTroubleWith

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A GOOD CANADIAN JOKE. A photographer on vacation in Orlando was inside a church taking photographs when he noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a... sign that read '$10,000 per call'. The American, being intrigued, asked a priest who was strolling by what the telephone was used for. The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 you could talk to God. The American thanked the priest and went along his way. Next stop was in Atlanta . There, at a very large cathedral, he saw the same golden telephone with the same sign under it. He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in Orlando and he asked a nearby nun what its purpose was. She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God. 'O.K., thank you,' said the American. He then traveled to Indianapolis , Washington DC , Philadelphia , Boston and New York . In every church he saw the same golden telephone With the same '$10,000 per call' sign under it. The American, upon leaving Vermont decided to travel up to Canada to see if Canadians had the same phone. He arrived in Canada , and again, in the first church he entered, there was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read '40 cents per call.' The American was surprised so he asked the priest about the sign. 'Father, I've traveled all over America and I've seen this same golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but in the US the price was $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?’ The priest smiled and answered, 'You're in Canada now, son ... it's a local call.' KEEP SMILING, if you are proud to be a Canadian pass this on!

#flashbackFriday #BenWicks beloved #cartoonist. Born in London, Wicks emigrated to Canada in late 1950s. He ended up in Toronto and got a job with the Toronto Telegram. Most Torontonians of a certain age would remember the 1980s PSA slogan be nice, clear your ice illustrated by Wicks. Wicks died in Toronto in 2000 at the age of 73. Here’s a cartoon in Toronto Star Dec 29, 1982.

For your Monday morning motivation - here are some wise (some not so) sayings to start off your week. Be safe. #WinstonChurchill #magnet #MondayMotivation

Looking forward to starting this project soon H. Pautze & Co Ticket Printer, made in Berlin, from the early 1950s. From our cursory inspection, the Pautze has a stock tinting module, two print heads, creasing/cutting module, and a whole lot of missing parts. It’ll be an exciting winter at Howard Iron Works Printing Museum #ticketprinter #printingmuseum #printinghistory #museumrestoration

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Slow and steady she goes . . . #Grafix GX 2NM proving press, from 1972. #proofpress #printinghistory #letterpress #printingmuseum #museumrestoration

Hmm, I see a common thread in these two photos. Do you? Of course, it’s my sweetheart’s beautiful #smile. #saturdayssmile

Saying good-bye to the #Furnival #Litho Press, on its way to a new home. Looking forward to seeing the magic this press can do in Anna’s creative hands. #printmaking #printmaker #stoneprinting #Britishmade #printingmuseum #printinghistory Anna K Zygowski

Found this old sign in the odds & ends drawer and thought we’d share it with you. Have a great weekend and stay safe! #welcome #printingmuseum #tgif #oddsandends #weekend

Sometimes, there is no escaping having to hand-chisel out the dried up sludge in the wash-up blade/sludge pan before cleaning. You can forensically figure out what colours ink the Grafix Proving Press was printing in the last decade or so. LOL. #Grafix #proofpress #museumrestoration #printingmuseum #ink #dirtyjobs

One down, dozens to go . . . Restoration work on the Victoria Platen Press continues. #VictoriaPlaten #museumrestoration #printingmuseum #dirtyjob

Of course, a bit of a stretch, but this cool item looks like one of those post-modern sculptures, which you might see at #MOMA or #TateModern. Called the #Gooseneck Cam, it belongs to the #Victoria Platen Press in our restoration shop. The Victoria platen employs the GALLY PRINCIPLE, which was invented and patented in 1869 by Merritt Gally, a Preacher-cum-Inventor from New York. It is referred to as a parallel impression machine because the platen moves in a parallel arc to ...the vertical bed. A gooseneck cam is used to orchestrate the opening and closing of the platen. John Thomson, Gally's understudy, improved upon the design sometime later, which sparked a bitter legal battle between the mentor and his student - stay tuned! The parallel impression design remains popular, especially for embossing and die-cutting due to its strength and ability to have enormous pressure applied. Another example is the Colt's Armory Press in our Collection. #printinghistory #printingmuseum #GallyPrinciple #ColtsArmory #diecutter #platenpress #museumrestoration

Bending The Rule? Testing out a recently restored vintage J.A. Richards steel rule bender, from ca 1900s. #diecutter #steelrule #bendingtherule #letterpress #diecutting #museumrestoration #printingmuseum

The Steam King - political satire (hand-coloured lithograph published in 1829 by Thomas Mc Lean) showing Sir Robert Peel (Home Secretary in Wellington's governm...ent) controling King George IV by generating dozens of bills through a complex steam machine and a printing press ( The Trustees of the British Museum). See more

With only a few exceptions, the presses and machines in our collection are qualified to be called Seniors - they do age very well and gracefully. #printingmuseum #printinghistory #happyseniorday

What’s brewing in the witch’s cauldron? #autumn2020 #halloween

On this #NationalCoffeeDay, enjoy your coffee in the cool mug from the Evolution Collection, exclusively available from the Museum store: https://howardironworks.com/collections/evolution #Heidelberg #printinghistory

Taking a quick video sweep of the row of beauties while getting the museum ready for an event. #handironpress #printingmuseum #printinghistory #columbianpress

Happy National #CoffeeDay ! #Coffee and #Donuts dance together beautifully like Fred and Ginger in our mouth. Enjoy them in moderation. Here’s to @timhortons for their continued support!

On this September 28, we celebrate the .928 (23.56 cm) #typehigh, widely used in Europe, although not all countries. Here are some of German-made presses in our Collection that support .928 type high - the #KORREX Nürnberg and the newly-arrived #GRAFIX GX2 Proof Presses, Emil Kahle and Heidsieck Hand Platen Presses, and the Klein Forst & Bohn Cylinder Press. Happy 928! #Happy928 #928TypeHigh #Euro #proofpress #letterpress #printinghistory

.#mondaymotivation - taking the Victoria apart for cleaning. #platenpress #printingmuseum #museumrestoration #victoria

This has aged better than a Chateau Lafite 34. Time to reintroduce to our populace again. #USElections2020

Separation anxiety? The feeder is now separated from the Victoria. #letterpress #platenpress #VictoriaPlaten #museumrestoration

We are thrilled to introduce the #ChairsCommunityForum Join the thought provoking conversation with some of Oakville's business leaders

Reunited and it feels so good . . . (Peaches & Herb, 1978) The 1926 Miehle V36 and the 1973 Miehle V50X are finally united, with nearly 50-year gap between them. Of course, many new technological advances can be found in the V50X, but in the end they both were good and productive presses during their active time, much loved by printers. #PrintingHistory #museumrestoration #letterpress #cylinderpress

Just landed #Grafix GX2 (50 x 70 cm) and will soon be joining the Brotherhood (or Sisterhood) of Proof Presses at Howard Iron Works Printing Museum. Looking forward to getting this Big Boy on the roster and ready to play. #printinghistory #printingmuseum #germanmade #proofpress #Vandercook #letterpress

From our HIW Library - In The Inland Printer - March 1932, Rhys G. Thackwell wrote: Is Vera Muzelle the First Woman to Serve as Ship's Printer? The distinction of being the first woman to serve as a seagoing printer is claimed by Vera S. Muzelle, the ship's printer on the liner "H.F. Alexander," which operates on the Pacific Ocean run connecting Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. She fell heir to the position through a double coincidence: she acquired the trade in her f...ather's inland printshop, and she just happened to be aboard the "H.F. Alexander," and dining at the captain's table, when the skipper was informed that the ship's printer had missed the boat. Miss Muzelle then proved her ability and got the post. The ship's printer aboard this liner has plenty to do. There are three daily menus to print; concert programs; dance cards; entertainment programs; reports of the ship's position; news briefs, baseball scores, and other wireless announcements of general interest to passengers. Altogether it totals up to comprise a full day's work for any printer. Miss Muzelle has held the position for nearly two years, and she declares that no printer ever enjoyed pleasanter conditions. Additional note on the ship: Completed in 1915, the Great Northern and her sister ship, the Pacific Northern, were designed as fast luxury passenger ships and advertised as the "Twin Palaces of The Pacific." They were twice called to duty and served admirably in both World Wars. In the intervening years between the two wars, the Great Northern returned to merchant service with the Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. and was then leased to Admiral Lines/Pacific Steamship Co. under the name H.F. Alexander as the Lines' flagship. In 1933, the ship was noted as the fastest coastwise vessel in the American Merchant Marine. After her service in WW-II, H.F. Alexander was decommissioned and finally sold for scrap in 1948. #printinghistory #WorldWar #GreatNorthern #PalacesofthePacific #ShipsPrinter

Born OTD in 1934 in Westmount, #Quebec, Leonard Cohen, the celebrated #Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist. Located in downtown Montreal, this mural was completed in 2017, for the anniversary of his death on Nov 2016. This photo was taken in 2019, during our visit to Montreal in conjunction with the reinstallation of the restored George Clymer #Columbian Iron Press (1821) at the McGill University McGill Library #leonardcohen #halleluyah #Montreal #ironpress

Golding Company, of #Boston, MA, manufactured some really beautiful presses - Jobbers and Pearls, as well as the table-top model Officials. The Pearl and Jobber remain favourites among private presses around the world. Our ornately decorated 1919 Golding Jobber #7 is of a newer design and was built to also accept a motor or drive shaft and belt. It didn’t arrive with the treadle, so we had to create one from scratch, including the iconic G. This youngster, at 101 years ol...d this year, is one of the Golding Five in our collection. #printinghistory #printingmuseum #Golding #GoldingJobber #PlatenPress #Letterpress

Sixty years ago, Ruth Bader Ginsburg applied to be a Supreme Court clerk. She’d studied at two of our finest law schools and had ringing recommendations. But be...cause she was a woman, she was rejected. Ten years later, she sent her first brief to the Supreme Courtwhich led it to strike down a state law based on gender discrimination for the first time. And then, for nearly three decades, as the second woman ever to sit on the highest court in the land, she was a warrior for gender equalitysomeone who believed that equal justice under law only had meaning if it applied to every single American. Over a long career on both sides of the benchas a relentless litigator and an incisive juristJustice Ginsburg helped us see that discrimination on the basis of sex isn’t about an abstract ideal of equality; that it doesn’t only harm women; that it has real consequences for all of us. It’s about who we areand who we can be. Justice Ginsburg inspired the generations who followed her, from the tiniest trick-or-treaters to law students burning the midnight oil to the most powerful leaders in the land. Michelle and I admired her greatly, we’re profoundly thankful for the legacy she left this country, and we offer our gratitude and our condolences to her children and grandchildren tonight. Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought to the end, through her cancer, with unwavering faith in our democracy and its ideals. That’s how we remember her. But she also left instructions for how she wanted her legacy to be honored. Four and a half years ago, when Republicans refused to hold a hearing or an up-or-down vote on Merrick Garland, they invented the principle that the Senate shouldn’t fill an open seat on the Supreme Court before a new president was sworn in. A basic principle of the lawand of everyday fairnessis that we apply rules with consistency, and not based on what’s convenient or advantageous in the moment. The rule of law, the legitimacy of our courts, the fundamental workings of our democracy all depend on that basic principle. As votes are already being cast in this election, Republican Senators are now called to apply that standard. The questions before the Court now and in the coming yearswith decisions that will determine whether or not our economy is fair, our society is just, women are treated equally, our planet survives, and our democracy enduresare too consequential to future generations for courts to be filled through anything less than an unimpeachable process.