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January 2024 by Yana Ignatyeva
A beautiful, old and unique store, I got wonderful postcards!
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July 2023 by Abdul Ghafoor
Good shop if you need shopkeeper I agree with you
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July 2023 by Jon S
This is a wonderful stationery shop with friendly staff, and an interesting history. I love the atmosphere of this place, and you can sometimes see them making stationary on antique letterpresses when you enter the shop. A must-see on any visit to the South Street Seaport historic district. They also do custom stationery and business cards.
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June 2023 by Aleksandra L.
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!
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June 2023 by Colin Brady
The folks at Bowne were conducting a demonstration of their printing presses yesterday at the South Street Seaport - have to mention how friendly the staff were, how well they knew their craft, and how accessible the experience was for my 4yo. We spotted a typo on one printing (a 'u' that was upside down making it an 'n') and the young man conducting the demo helped us learn why and how the mistake happened, and showed us how he went about correcting it - made the experience so, so much deeper and engaging. Really excellent stuff!
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May 2023 by Tom T.
This is essentially the gift shop for the South Street Seaport museum. It's small but has a decent selection of printed and paper goods.
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April 2023 by Alissa Sokolski
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.
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January 2023 by Michael Goberling
You simply must stop in. This is a cute, old-fashioned stationery packed with a unique variety of cards, writing supplies, and prints (Among other tantalizing Knick-knacks and gadgets).Everyone working here was a treat to interact with. They even tipped us off to this cozy private area behind the store, which was a delight to explore.
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February 2021 by Kiky Zein
Closed, when I was coming. Even though the info on Google Maps said it’s open.
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December 2019 by Caroline Mitchell Carrico
Large selection of unique stationary, journals and small gifts. There's also working antique printing presses in the rear oft he store. It's the oldest business in NYC operating under its original name.
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November 2019 by JoJo ZhouZhou
Learn a lot. Interesting to know.
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September 2019 by Richard Weston
What a gem! Happened to be in the area so dropped in to find fantastic letterpress prints. Reasonably riced too.
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July 2019 by Jackie Albano
Limited selection, but truly remarkable merchandise. Awesome slice of history.
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July 2019 by Dorothy Hoffman
Unique, quirky gifts, greeting cards, posters. Robert sitting behind the counter making whirligigs, mobiles, and other artworks. I love the place.
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June 2019 by paige fatland
I visited this shop twice during my week-long stay in the city- both times the shop should have been open during their normal hours and BOTH times they were closed. I even came at the time they said that they would be open the next day (at 11) and when I arrived a sign was posted that they wouldn't open until 2. Highly disappointing. This shop needs to keep normal hours.
