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[Allison Hedge Coke]

Smith Acorn Press Finds a New Home
December 18, 2024
A Smith Acorn Press, a historic toggle-style printing press made in 1828,
is now on display on the first floor of the Tomás Rivera Library

Patented by Peter Smith in 1821, the Acorn Press is known for its
acorn-shaped frame and precise printing capabilities.

The press on display was discovered in Philadelphia in the 1930s by Jackson
Burke, who used it in San Francisco to produce “Pocket Press” editions. In
the 1950s, Burke gifted the press to Lewis and Dorothy Allen of the Allen
Press, where it was used to create 12 titles, including *Dialogues of
Creatures Moralised*.

In 1967, the press moved to the University of California, Santa Cruz.
There, poet and printer William Everson used it at the Lime Kiln Press from
1968 to 1981, producing works like *West to the Water* and *Granite and
Cypress*. After the Lime Kiln Press closed, UCSC’s McHenry Library donated
the press to UCR in 2005.

Previously kept in the stacks of Special Collections & University Archives
on the fourth floor of the Rivera Library, the press is now accessible to
all visitors on the first floor, located to the right of the Library
Support/IT Support Desk.

Visit during the library's operating hours
<https://library.ucr.edu/about/hours> to get a glimpse into the history of
printing and the craftsmanship that went into making printing presses.
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*Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, **Distinguished Professor of **Creative Writing*
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