Welcome to the Boston Litho &
Craftsman's Club home page.

Here you will find information about our meetings, officers, history and more.

Meetings

For more information or to make a reservation, please call:

Dick Errico at (978) 256-9939
or write to:
Boston Litho Craftsmens Club
P.O. BOX 812
BURLINGTON, MA 01803

Gallery of Superb Printing

May 6, 2008

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Membership

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Boston Litho & Craftsman's Club Officers and Board of Directors

President

Dick Errico
North East Offset
11 Alpha Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Tel: (978) 256-9939
Fax: (978) 250-0169

Secretary and
Treasurer

John S. Ivas
9 Boulder Drive
Burlington, MA 01803
Tel: (781) 272-0150

Boston Litho & Craftsman's Club Board of Directors

Larry Crichton / Flagship Press
Raymond Frizzell / Merrill Daniels
Reginald "Reg" Gibson / Inner City Printing
Brian Neill / Flagship Press
Doug Place / The Printing Place, Inc.
Gene Walsh / Henry N. Sawyer Co.

We are also members of The Museum of Printing
www.museumofprinting.org

Printing & Publishing Council of New England
www.ppcne.org

Boston Litho Club Is Born

Hub Craftsmen in Overwhelming Response to Founding of New Hub Organization

For some time there has been felt the need for a Lithographic Club in Boston. A club to be operated and managed by craftsmen for social gatherings and for the dissemination of knowledge and the furtherance of the best interests of the Lithographic Industry.

A recent survey of the Litho shops in and around Boston resulted in the immediate return of over 125 signatures from craftsmen who signified their willingness to become members of such a club and promises from others.

In view of this surprising interest it was suggested that a group of prominent lithographic craftsmen in this area come together to discuss the organization of a Boston Litho Club. This meeting took place on Thursday, May 1st, 1947, and a club was established. Those present were: Kurt Stempner and A. E. Heubach, Rust Craft Publishers, Inc.; William Driscoll and Douglas F. Reilly, Buck Printing Co.; Charles F. Anderson, Raymond Faulkner and C. E. Mallet, Rand Avery-Gordon Taylor, Inc.; James Haylock and Lawrence Reed, Forbes Lithograph Co.; Joseph Ulrich, Spaulding Moss Co.; Gordon Norris and William Durney, Topping House; Ed Harnish, Ticknor Bros.; Phillip Kirby and George Marsh, Fuchs & Lang Mfg. Co.; James Beldotti, Winthrop Printing & Offset Co.; Arnold Kirshin, Alpine Press; Al Wain, Metropolitan Lithograph Co.; and Dan Iappini, A. T. Howard Co.

After a talk given by William Stevens of the National Association of Litho Clubs Charles E. Mallet was voted acting chairman and A. E. Heubach acting secretary. The chair was then empowered to appoint the following temporary officers and governing board: Mr. Ed. Harnish, Temporary President; Mr. James Haylock, Temporary Vice-President; Mr., Joseph Ulrich, Temporary Secretary; Mr. Douglas Reilly, Temporary Treasurer. Governing Board: 1 year- Mr. Ed I Harnish, Mr. Phillip Kirby, Mr. Raymond Faulkner; 2 years - Mr. James Haydock, Mr. Charles Mallet, Mr. A. E. Heubach; 3 years-Mr. Joseph Ulrich, Mr. James Beldotti, Mr. Douglas Reilly.

Considerable enthusiasm is evident. The men are meeting regularly each week and will continue to do so until all preliminary matters are settled. Membership applications will be in the mail very soon.

First regular meeting planned for next September.

The membership committee consists of: Phillip J. Kirby, Fuchs & Lang Mfg. Co., (Chairman); Frank Durney, Topping House Ltd.; Curt Reed, I.P.I.; Albert Wain, Metropolitan Litho & Pub. Co.; Kurt Stempner, Rust Craft Publishers, Inc.; William J. I)Driscoll, Buck Printing Co.; and Stanley Howell, Eagle Printing Ink.

Membership enrollments will be accepted and passed upon during the next three months and the first regular meeting is scheduled for the second Wednesday in September.

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