Hatch Show Print, a working letterpress print shop since 1879, uses its vast collection of vintage type and hand-carved imagery to create timeless designs that express and commemorate America's evolving cultural identity.
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Recent Work
Carrying on the business practice established in 1879, Hatch Show Print designs and letterpress prints eye-catching, iconic posters, drawing on the shop’s incredible archive of wood type and imagery in the twenty-first century. At Hatch Show Print, the printer is the designer, and the designer is the printer, or, the person who designs your poster will also print it, and vice versa.
Explore History
It started, naturally enough, with the Hatch family. William Hatch ran a print shop in Prescott, Wisconsin, where his two sons grew up learning the craft of letterpress printing.
Hatch Show Print's Online Store
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New Selection of Vintage Posters
Our vintage posters and home decor give a carefully crafted unique feel to your home. -
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Johnny Cash Poster
The distinctive Triple Johnny Cash Poster is an homage to Andy Warhol and a celebration of the shop's relationship with its customers. -
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Our Wedding Collection
Create lasting memories with our custom designed and carefully printed mementos of your occasion.
Watch Us Work
Get inside the print shop and experience the daily activity at Hatch Show Print. These videos include features focused on the shop’s process and various programs taking place here. Find more videos here.
There’s a reason why music lovers, Americana buffs, graphic designers, poster collectors, and a wide range of businesses continue to turn to Hatch Show Print. The work the shop turns out is, indeed, a tonic for the digital age.
