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About Oblation Papers and Press
ob.la.tion / o-bley-shuhn : n. a gift or offering
Oblation Papers and Press was founded by husband-and-wife duo Jennifer and Ron Rich. The couple began selling their handmade paper goods at the Eugene Saturday Market in 1989, printing by letterpress in 1994, then opened their brick and mortar store in Portland's Pearl District in 1998. Since its inception, the store has continued to bring handmade papers from around the globe to the local community. We carry a wide assortment of stationery, pens and pencils, notebooks and journals, office supplies, refurbished typewriters, and gifts.
Oblation’s handmade paper and letterpress goods have traveled to trade shows worldwide, from NYC and Tokyo to Paris and London, and are now sold online through our retail website and our brick and mortar shop in Portland, Oregon.
We have always been attracted to the benefits and practicality of recycling. Our business has its roots in taking unwanted paper products, converting them back into pulp, and transforming them into fresh, new paper. In the urban paper mill, we employ traditional techniques to make handmade paper sheets with 100% acid-free cotton fiber sourced using recycled remnants from the garment industry. Oblation was founded on practicing a green approach, and we follow recycling principles that focus on reuse and conservation. Most days, our skilled papermaking team can be found in the paper studio mixing recycled pulp, pulling paper, or experimenting.
We have designed wedding invitations and other custom paper projects for nearly three decades. Our letterpress print shop is home to two antique Chandler and Price clamshell presses and two Heidelberg windmill presses that will likely outlive us all! Letterpress printing reflects an era of quality and craftsmanship. This historic method of printing uses raised type and images, which are inked and pressed into the surface of heavy papers. Our custom letterpress process begins with timeless original designs tailored to your special occasion. Our production staff creates individual custom plates on location, prints with soy-based inks, and finishes every piece by hand. Come see the presses in action through the windows of our retail store.
We’re thrilled to give back to our community through CHAP, the Children’s Healing Art Project's, transition projects, local schools, and churches.
Come visit our store to play with the vintage typewriters, or follow along for news and updates on our Instagram page!
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Hat+Wig+Glove Co.The Hat Wig Glove Co., the brain-child of Ron Rich, is a bumper sticker company disguised as a greeting card company disguised as a hat, wig, and glove company. Sometimes, that's just what you have to do when running from the law. We employ reverse psychology, semiotics, and aspartame to cook up a tasty little stew of sloganeering, then print them on greeting cards. After some punitive recourse from Instagram, the hat wig glove people have reemerged like a butterfly from a cocoon to answer questions posed by imaginary people from all over the country. View the Hat Wig Glove Co. range of greeting cards. |
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503 223 1093
Store Hours
Monday - Saturday 11 am to 6 pm
Sunday 12 pm to 5 pm
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