The printing industry lost a piece of its living history when Paul Quyle lost his short battle with pancreatic cancer back on September 11—a date which, coincidentally, would have been his 86th birthday. Regular readers of Going Green may recall a three-part series of videos—here, here, and here—in which he showed off an 1825 Columbian Hand Press, the second oldest working press of its kind in North America, and how typography, prepress, and printing were done in the 19th century. Mr. Quyle was a man of many talents, seemingly a true Renaissance man. A marine biologist by training who also went to veterinary school, he would go on to pursue and teach saddle-making, photography, ceramics, fine art, blacksmithing, and, following his acquisition of the Columbian Hand Press, a printer. More about Mr. Quyle’s active 86 years can be found here. Thanks to Peter Nowack for the link.