Printers' Pastimes -- Outside the Lines, II

When not working on expanding his collections, Reeves is owner and editor of The Lamar Democrat, a weekly newspaper based in Vernon, AL. The newspaper—also home to a commercial print shop—has been a home away from home for Reeves for the past 48 years.

"I started working with a four paper flatbed letterpress, a Linotype, Ludlow and hot metal castings from mats," Reeves recalls. "There was a lot of work to be done in those days—burning the midnight oil was not unusual."