David Ream was one of the early innovators of the screenprinting process as we know it today. Screenprinting did not exist until frames with wire mesh attached were first used, albeit with the ink transferred by brush or a roller (see Patent 106874, H.W. Rudolf, 1870) through the open areas of the stencil. It was […]
Benjamin Walker was one of the early innovators of the screenprinting process as we know it today. Screenprinting did not exist until frames with wire mesh attached were first used, albeit with the ink transferred by brush or a roller (see Patent 106874, H.W. Rudolf, 1870) through the open areas of the stencil. It was […]
Screenprinting has existed since 1870 when Henry W. Rudolf first patented the process in the United States (Patent 106874) with a frame with mesh attached. Although he used a brush to transfer the ink through the mesh and onto the substrate. Before that, there was stenciling and pochoir. The squeegee and photo-reactive stencils would not […]
David Signor Stouffer (1909-June 2,1988). In 1934, Stouffer and his wife, Alberta P. Fischer Stouffer (July 24, 1914-May 26, 1997), founded Stouffer Industries of South Bend, Indiana (dba Stouffer Graphic Arts), which traces its origin to July 1929 when Stouffer opened a commercial photo studio. The studio had expanded to include advertising, design, and printing. […]
Benjamin “Ben” C. Russell (1876-1941) was born on a small farm in Tallapoosa County to Benjamin Francis Commander (B. F. C.) Russell, a decorated veteran who served under Confederate general James Longstreet, and Sarah Henderson Russell. In the early 1880s, the Russells moved to Alexander City from a nearby farm now covered by Lake Martin. […]