The Printing Press | |
Judges Guild products were printed at
two or more companies. 2005 East Olive Street, Decatur, IL (Illinois) 62526-5136 From Bill Owen: "Mainly did the 34"x44" map in 4 sections and d-tac cards." Allied American Graphics Closed and building gone; Keith Phillips--he died decades ago. Southside Dr., Decatur, IL From Bill Owen: "Did the Guide to CS, installment booklets, maps (up thru first Wilderlands)." Abbott & Foran Closed but building still there; Bob Bridgman--he may still be around. ML King Jr Dr., Decatur, IL From Bill Owen: "They did 22x28" cs map, Judges Shields and later Wilderlands maps.
K.K. Stevens Publishing Co.
From Bill Owen: "I'm pretty sure that
Campaign Hex or
Wilderlands was the first product and then K.K. Stevens Publishing Co.
did nearly all of them from then on... Although some did not have
self-covers like these two (Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor
had a separate cover, probably done at Abbott & Foran but the rest
of the book's pages were all via K.K. Stevens Publishing Co.).
Around the same time the format went from the legal sized newsletter sheet
to the much larger tabloid newsprint journals - lots more room for material! On its history and methods used back in the late 70's early 80's. Thanks to Tom Stevens for help with this info: 1. The local newspaper "The Argus" dates back to the 1800's. Ken and Mary Ann Stevens purchased this paper in 1959. In the early 60's they began printing for other newspapers and as of today we print many books, magazines, catalogs, newspapers, and other such multi-page products. We are now second-generation with the direct involvement of 2 sons and 1 daughter of Ken and Mary Ann Stevens.
2. We never printed on the pebble-finished paper. I believe that
printing was done at a local sheetfed printer in Decatur. We use web offset
presses rather than sheetfed presses. This means less of a choice of paper, but the
printing cost is more economical for multi-page products.
3. All material was supplied to us "Camera-Ready", meaning that all
copy would be in place and ready to be reproduced on our graphic arts
camera. Color was especially difficult then as opposed to now. What is now done
using Adobe Photoshop was then either done manually or with a computer
system costing several hundred thousand dollars. International Paper on its history and Hammermill paper used back in the late 70's early 80's. Hammermill Paper did offer a parchment type paper, along with a several products that featured a textured like surface. Hammermill Bond did have a product called Rippletone which did have a pebble like appearance, however, we can not verify the available colors. Products without the watermark may also have been a product offered by the Fine Papers division.
The Hammermill Bond most likely featured a watermark from the time the
company was founded in 1898. Over the years the design has changed;
however, we do not have available an archive of the various designs
through the years at this location. Penn State University, the Behrend
Campus in Erie, PA, has archived information regarding Hammermill and
its history over the years. Erie is the original home of Hammermill
Paper Company, founded by Ernst and Otto Behrend.
1914: Gummed Products Co. started business
John Larkin
on copiers in the late 70's and 80's. |