NameMackenzie Printery
Address1 Queenston St, Queenston, ON L0S 1L0, Canada
Date0000-00-00
Time00:00:00
CategorySights / Landmarks / Museums
Description

Mackenzie Printery is the Best Hands-on Museum in Upper Canada. The restored home of rebel publisher William Lyon Mackenzie reveals 500 years of printing technology, amid the authentic ambiance of a period print shop. Rarest in the Mackenzie Printery's collection is the Louis Roy Press, oldest in Canada and one of the few original wooden presses remaining in the world! A hands-on experience is encouraged with a working linotype and eight operating heritage presses.

FULLY OPERATIONAL LOUIS ROY PRESS

Rarest in the Mackenzie Printery's collection is the Louis Roy Press, oldest in Canada and one of the few original wooden presses remaining in the world! A hands-on experience is encouraged with a working linotype and eight operating heritage presses.

A HISTORICAL LANDMARK

The site was the former home of "responsible government," where firebrand editor William Lyon Mackenzie began his...

Coordinates43.16227, -79.05362
Web addresshttps://attractionsontario.ca/attraction-listings/mackenzie-printery/