Lawton Connect headquarters in Orlando, Florida: home of Mr. Scratch Off

Orlando, FL · Est. 1900

Printers since 1900.

Mr. Scratch Off is the custom scratch-off division of Lawton Connect, a fifth-generation, family-owned printer headquartered in Orlando, where the Lawtons have run presses for more than 125 years.

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At a glance

33,000 sq ft printing facility in downtown Orlando. Offset, digital, and specialty presses under one roof. Every scratch-off card ships from this building.

Founded: 1900
Generations: 5
HQ: Orlando, FL
MOQ: 250

Family owned

Five generations of Lawtons on press.

Made in the USA

Produced at our Orlando facility.

125+ years

The nation's longest-running family press.

Our story · Est. 1900

A century-old press,
reimagined for scratch-off.

How a pineapple farmer's second act in 1900 became the print house behind the scratch cards you're holding.

Aerial of the Mr. Scratch Off Orlando facility

The through-line

Five generations. One building. Same signature on every proof.

Joseph Benjamin Lawton learned to print at age 10. After a Louisiana newspaper feud sent him south, and the freeze of 1899 killed his Orlando pineapple crop, he returned to ink. Lawton Press opened downtown in 1900.

The press passed from J.B. to J.C. to J.B. III, then to Ces in 1981. Four generations. One continuous line: hand-to-hand, no acquisitions, no interruptions.

In 2002 the fifth generation, Kimberly & Ty Koon, bet early on digital, variable data, and automation. Mr. Scratch Off is that bet: the custom scratch-off division, printed, coated, and shipped from the same Orlando building we opened 125 years ago.

J.B. Lawton

Founder · 1900

Kimberly & Ty Koon

5th generation · Today

Orlando, FL

5 gens

Family

33,000 sqft

Press floor

250 min

MOQ

125+ years on press

One continuous line,
hand-to-hand since 1900.

Six generations of Lawtons have run presses out of the same Orlando building. Here's the through-line.

J.B. Lawton · 1st gen
1900
Lawton Press is founded
After a freeze wipes out his Orlando pineapple farm, J.B. Lawton returns to what he knows best, printing, and opens Lawton Press in downtown Orlando.
J.C. Lawton · 2nd gen
1920s
Second generation takes the reins
J.C. Lawton grows the press into one of Central Florida's most-trusted commercial print shops, serving local business and civic clients.
J.B. Lawton III · 3rd gen
1948
Offset era begins
The company modernizes with offset presses and expands into color-critical commercial work for regional brands.
Ces Lawton · 4th gen
1981
Full-service commercial printing
Investments in bindery, finishing, and packaging turn the shop into a full-service commercial printer.
Kimberly & Ty Koon · 5th gen
2002
Digital + variable data
The fifth generation bets early on digital printing, variable data, and automation. The company rebrands as Lawton Connect.
The whole family
Today
Mr. Scratch Off
The custom scratch-off division of Lawton Connect: printing scratch cards, tickets, and custom advent calendars for brands nationwide.

How we work

What it means to work with a fifth-generation printer.

Family

Family-owned, not private equity

Five generations of Lawtons have signed off on the work leaving this building. Same family, same standards, same phone number.

Roof

Printed under one roof in Orlando

Every scratch-off card is printed, coated, and finished in our downtown Orlando facility, not brokered overseas.

Proof

Real production, real proofs

A written quote in one business day, a physical or digital proof before we print, and a dedicated human from first email to final ship.

Runs

Small runs welcome

250-card minimum with no ceiling. Start with a pilot, scale to a 500,000-piece campaign, keep the same account team the whole way.

The family

One family. Three specialized print brands.

Mr. Scratch Off is one of three consumer-facing brands built on top of Lawton Connect's Orlando production floor. Same family, same presses, different specialty.

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