To: Home State Enthusiasts "Some Screen Printing History" From: A Monday Home. Employee

Mondays, for me, consist of coming into the Home. studio, making and packaging bumper stickers, listening to some good rock n' roll, rushing to the post office, and taking some time to keep the Internet world updated on the products. I'd say it's not too bad for what is the majority of people's most-dreaded day.
Today I was asked to do this blog post and it was suggested to me to put a brief history of screen printing up for those who are interested. Some pretty neat stuff, in my opinion.
Screen printing originally took form in China, and then was adopted and refined by other Asian countries. It was introduced to Europe in the late 1700's and it wasn't until 1907 when an English man named Samuel Simon officially patented the technique. He used it to print on high quality wallpaper, and silk/linen material for the wealthy.
In the early 1910's, more changes were made. Men by the names of Roy Beck, Charles Peter, and Edward Owens introduced photo-imaged stencils to the industry which would later completely revolutionize the printing.
Up until the 1960's, screen printing was kept confidential and was known as a "trade-secret". Andy Warhol brought the technique to the public eye with his famous screen printed depiction of Marilyn Monroe. After being revealed to the masses, more interest sparked, and more improvements were made. A entrepreneur, artist, and inventor named Micheal Vasilantone developed and patented the first rotary multicolor garment screen printing machine to originally be used for printing logos and team information on bowling garments, and then later became popular for the use of t-shirts. The Vasilantone patent quickly became a hit and was licensed by multiple manufacturers. Today, it is the most popular device in the screen printing industry, and we use it here at the Home. Studio (:
So big thanks to Samuel Simon, Roy Beck, Charles Peter, Edward Owens, Andy Warhol, and Micheal Vasilantone for the helping make the Home. T-shirts possible.
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