A beautiful, old and unique store, I got wonderful postcards!
June 2023
I love this place! Beautiful old New York. The stationary is beautiful and the unique offerings make this store one I keep coming back to. Stop by around the holidays for one of a kind cards and stationary no one else has. The money goes to preserve the South Street Seaport Museum so shop away!
April 2023
Amazing collection or printing presses and antique equipment that the team here uses to print beautiful stationery. Very skilled craftsmen and lovely customer service. Definitely a unique place to get locally made/sourced gifts and souvenirs that aren't the traditionally kitschy cheap plastic.
Bowne & Co. weaves together New York’s maritime and printing heritage through the Bowne & Co. Printing Office––a workspace that continues the age-old tradition of job (or small batch) printing using historic presses from South Street Seaport Museum’s working collection––and Bowne & Co. Stationers, a 19th century-style gift emporium selling a carefully-curated selection of unique wares including books, stationery, and oddities, as well as house-designed and -printed paper goods.
In addition to visiting the Bowne & Co., Stationers shop and ordering custom letterpress printing, visitors can also participate in seasonal and monthly activities, workshops, and open houses.
