Bowne & Co. Stationers, South Street Seaport Museum

"Quaint, 19th-century space showcasing old-fashioned letterpresses & hand-printed cards made on site."

Bowne & Co. Stationers, part of the South Street Seaport Museum, is a working 19th-century-style letterpress print shop and stationery store located at 211 Water Street in New York. The shop offers house-designed and hand-printed paper goods, custom small-batch letterpress printing by appointment, and monthly and seasonal workshops where visitors can design and print their own stationery using the Museum's historical equipment. The original Bowne & Co. was established by Robert Bowne in 1775; the current 19th-century-style print shop was created in 1975 to honor the Bicentennial of Bowne & Co., Inc., in partnership with the South Street Seaport Museum and the Bowne Foundation. Located at 211 Water Street in the South Street Seaport Historic District, New York; online orders ship anywhere in the United States via UPS Ground and are available for local pickup at the storefront. Visitors highlight the knowledgeable staff, the working antique letterpress machines, the hands-on printing workshop experience, and the curated selection of cards, journals, wax seal stamps, and writing supplies.