Studio Space

Red Bird Press

We are proud to offer Houston’s creative community access to professional printmaking equipment, including the largest collection of wood and metal type in the region.

Equipment List

Red Bird Press offers artists the ability to work with intaglio, lithography, letterpress, relief, and monotype printmaking media. 

Printmaking Equipment

  • Whelan XPress Etching Press (30x60, manual)

  • Dickerson Combination Lithography and Etching Press (30x48, electric)

  • Litho stones (various sizes)

  • Levigator and grits

  • Lift Jack

Lettepress Equipment

  • Vandercook Universal I (cylinder)

  • Vandercook No. 4 (cylinder)

  • 4x Vandercook Linoscribes (proof presses)

  • Chandler & Price 8x12 (platen)

  • Chandler & Price Pilot (platen)

  • Wood type

  • Metal type

  • Borders & cuts

  • Boxcar bases (various sizes)

  • Oil- and rubber-base ink