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Dimensions of common
letterpress tools and equipment.

Press Chases, Ink Tables & Type Cases

(a work in progress)
It's often helpful to identify a press or a type case by knowing its dimensions. So, to make things easier for us all, we have measured some of the items in our collection and publish the dimensions here.

If you have an interest in any other similar dimensions from items in our collection, plrease send us a request and we'll get out our line gauge and go measure something...


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"Size"
 Platen Press Ink Table dimensions (presses in the collection of Excelsior Press)
 Ink Table Chase

Baltimore or Sigwalt card Press
 4 1/4"
3x5 Kelsey Excelsior (Old Style)
 6"
5x7 Craftsman Victor New Style 7 1/2
5x8 Kelsey Excelsior Old Style (counter-clockwise rotation on down stroke)
 8 5/8"
5x8 Kelsey Excelsior New Style (clockwise rotation on up stroke)
 9"
6x10 Craftsman Victor Old Style
 10"
6x10 Kelsey Excelsior
 11"
6 1/2 x10 C&P Pilot (New Style)
 11 3/8"

Damon & Peets (Gordon?) Favorite
 11 1/2"
8x12
 Chandler & Price New Series, Old Series
 ~12"?
9x13 Damon & Peets Gordon
 14 1/4"
10x15
 Colt's Armory Press
 n/a
10x15 Chandler & Price New Series (1914)
 17 3/8"
12x18 Chandler & Price New Series
 20 1/2" 20.5 x 15.25 (- .5 wall)

Type Cases (wooden) (from the collection of Excelsior Press) weight
2/3 case
 22 x 16 3/4"
 4.5 #
3/4 case
 26 1/2 x 16 3/4"

full case
 32 3/8 x 16 5/8" - 17.5 w/handle
 6.5-8.5#
mini 2/3 case
 18 1/4 x 14 3/4"

square case
 12 1/2"



(This is a work in progress. Please contact us for specific dimensions on any of the above presses or cases)
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