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belt buckle made of letterpress type

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All you letterpress fanatics, beware: Steel Toe Studios, a design and metalsmithing company in Seattle, recently came out with a hand-forged belt buckle made from metal type.

January 07, 2009 in typography |

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Peter Marquardt

Don't forget to wash your hands every time you adjusted your belt.

Posted by: Peter Marquardt | January 07, 2009 at 11:53 AM

kvh

I had to dig a few pages deep to find it, but it's cast in pewter, from letterpress type, that is to say, the faces type was molded, then copied.

The only lead in the buckle is the small amount present in pewter, but it's not melted type (phew!).

Posted by: kvh | January 07, 2009 at 12:53 PM

Erica Gordon

Hi! I am the maker of these buckles. I took actual letterpress pieces, made an original, then have LEAD FREE pewter castings made from that original.
You can get them on my website, http://www.steeltoestudios.com
or on my etsy site for a couple bucks cheaper:
steeltoestudios.etsy.com

Thanks!!

Posted by: Erica Gordon | January 07, 2009 at 06:15 PM

Greg Huntoon

Yeah, I could definitely see myself rockin' this belt. I love it. @erica, this is pretty amazing. Well done!

Posted by: Greg Huntoon | January 09, 2009 at 10:30 AM

Ulee

I want!!!!

Posted by: Ulee | January 31, 2009 at 05:05 PM

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