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The American Bookbinders Museum
The American Bookbinders Museum explores and celebrates the craft, culture, and tools of bookbinding.
Chicago Screws were invented in the 19th century by the Chicago Screw Company. A small screw in fastener, it is know by many names: Chicago Fastener, Chicago Bols, Sex Bolt, Screw Post, Binding Post, and Tee Nuts Whatever you call it, ithas made its mark on bookbinding history and is commonly found in legal bindings and albums. They are inserted by punching holes in the covers and interior pages, the screw top is then inserted over the post and sealed by twisting the screw top onto the post. The functionality of this binding is similar to that of a Japanese stab in that the covers either need to be soft or articulated to view the interior pages. ![]()
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Join the American Bookbinders Museum on July 12th from 12:00-3:00 pm and create your own photo album utilizing the Chicago screw. This workshop is only $45 and comes with all the tools and materials you will need to walk away with a beautiful album of your own creation. ![]()
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This edition of Good King Wenceslas is a small press edition, hand-printed and bound by The Clinker Press. ![]()
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This is only one book from a recent donation to the American Bookbinders Museum encompassing the body of work of The Clinker Press since its opening in 1996. ![]()
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This image is taken from Oxford, St. John MS 17, a 12th century manuscript compiling various texts, maps, and diagrams for creating calendars and timekeeping. Covering astronomy, history, mathematics, geography, and more, it captures the intellectual history of Anglo-Saxon England. ![]()
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The foundation of timekeeping was astronomy, tracking solar and lunar months based on the movements of the sun and moon. This image is an example of a sundial, showing the location of sunrise and sunset at the equinoxes and solstices. The outermost bow running from the bottom left to the bottom right shows the path of the sun on the summer solstice. The central bow, arcing from left to right, shows the path of the sun on the equinoxes. The innermost bow, not shown, would join the two innermost yellow roundels that mark sunrise and sunset on the winter solstice. ![]()
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Source: digital.library.mcgill.ca/ms-17/folio.php?p=35v (also source of the image). Oxford, St. John’s College MS 17, folio 35 v. Information is taken from various points on the website.![]()
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Chicago Screws were invented in the 19th century by the Chicago Screw Company. A small screw in fastener, it is know by many names: Chicago Fastener, Chicago Bolts, Sex Bolt, Screw Post, Set Screws, Binding Post, and Tee Nuts Whatever you call it, it has made its mark on bookbinding history and is commonly found in legal bindings and albums. They are inserted by punching holes in the covers and interior pages, the screw top is then inserted over the post and sealed by twisting the screw top onto the post. The functionality of this binding is similar to that of a Japanese stab in that the covers either need to be soft or articulated to view the interior pages. ![]()
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Join the American Bookbinders Museum on July 12th from 12:00-3:00 pm and create your own photo album utilizing the Chicago screw. This workshop is only $45 and comes with all the tools and materials you will need to walk away with a beautiful album of your own creation. ![]()
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#bookbinding #chicago #screwpostbinding #Workshop #sf #books
Envision an ABM Museum Member… What do you see? Do you see someone who loves books, loves museums and loves learning? Do you see yourself? By becoming a member of the ABM, you receive free admission, museum store discounts, and great gifts. Become a Grand Master, Master, Journeyman, Apprentice, or Book Lover!![]()
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Maria
María. Italian fabric diary with cotton thread details, handmade bridles and painted edges. Year 2003. Dimensions 24x18 cm.
Blanca
Blanca. Collage with sheepskin on both sides. Cuts in the inner sheets and registers of henequen thread. Year 2003. Dimensions 24x18 cm.
Violeta
Violeta. Journal bound in Valencian dyed sheepskin leather, with carved edges, the journal covers in turn form the protection box, French endpapers, bridles and nail details. It was sewn on a loom with linen thread. Year 2003. Dimensions 18x12 [...]
