Entry No. 51 — the New York City file — filed under: hands-on

The Arm Letterpress

The Arm is a real working letterpress shop that also restores Vandercook proof presses and trades in vintage wood type, so the equipment you print on is the genuine article. In the poster workshop you hand-set type from their unrivaled vintage wood-type collection, lock up a forme, and ink and pull your own posters on a proof press. It sits a short walk from the Bedford L.

The move: Hand-set wood type and pull a stack of your own letterpress posters together on a vintage Vandercook press.

📍 Before you go Beginner classes start around $200; poster sessions and group bookings are scheduled by season, so check the calendar or email ahead.

• 📍 Williamsburg, Brooklyn
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 281 North 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23