Old hand press moved to new home

Photo by Susan Holland Gravette Museum commission chairman John Mitchael, left, watches with interest as Gary Phillips and Dale Harrington, owner of D&C Wrecker Service, start to set an old hand press onto the concrete slab on the west side of the museum. The press, which was used for hand printing for years at the former Gravette News Herald office, was donated to the museum by Dodie and Louise Evans and will be housed in the new museum annex when it is completed.
Photo by Susan Holland Gravette Museum commission chairman John Mitchael, left, watches with interest as Gary Phillips and Dale Harrington, owner of D&C Wrecker Service, start to set an old hand press onto the concrete slab on the west side of the museum. The press, which was used for hand printing for years at the former Gravette News Herald office, was donated to the museum by Dodie and Louise Evans and will be housed in the new museum annex when it is completed.

Photo by Susan Holland

John Mitchael, chairman of the Gravette Museum Commission, looks on as Dale Harrington of D & C Wrecker Service and his helper Gary Phillips prepare to load the old hand printing press that was donated to the museum last year. The press was being loaded in order to transport it to the site of the new addition on the west side of the museum annex. The soon to be completed addition will house the press.

Photo by Susan Holland

Gravette Museum commission chairman John Mitchael, left, watches with interest as Gary Phillips and Dale Harrington, owner of D&C Wrecker Service, start to set an old hand press onto the concrete slab on the west side of the museum. The press, which was used for hand printing for years at the former Gravette News Herald office, was donated to the museum by Dodie and Louise Evans and will be housed in the new museum annex when it is completed.

Photo by Susan Holland

Museum commission chairman John Mitchael, D & C Wrecker Service owner Dale Harrington and Dale's helper Gary Phillips admire the old hand printing press donated to the museum last year. The press, which was used for years at the Gravette News Herald office by former editor Dodie Evans, was donated by Evans and his wife Louise and will be housed in the museum annex which is expected to be completed soon.

General News on 04/22/2015