Publiboda

	Sector	Invitations, Printers and Stationery
	Country	US
	State	New York
	Address	1049 Lexington Ave, NY 10021, New York, New York, US
	Phone	(212) 570-4800
	Web	http://www.dempseyandcarroll.com

Dempsey & Carroll stationery is created using handcrafted steel dies and copper plates. Words and images are cut into the metal in an incuse fashion, a method similar to that used in manufacturing coins that has changed little since the sixteenth century process of engraving ascended to an art form. After the final hand-cutting of the image, the die or plate is placed into the engraving press. The press quickly inks the plate and wipes off the excess before each impression, while the paper is fed by hand into the impression area one piece at a time. Approximately three thousand pounds of pressure is applied to the paper, which causes the ink in the incused areas to adhere. Each color in a multi-color design requires its own die and a separate run through the press. Some of our motif cards also use a “bump,” a die that pushes the image up from the paper. Careful inspection of the reverse of the paper will reveal the impression area, called a “bruise.” The bruise and the tactile feel of raised matte ink on the front of the paper are the signatures of genuine engraving and help to distinguish it from the many imitation processes. Dempsey & Carroll is one of only a handful of stationers still using these distinctive hand-engraving techniques to create beautiful luxury paper products with their own unique stamp of history and tradition.

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