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Please note: this page was a work in progress; until recently, there were no links to it from the rest of the site, but Google found it, so here it is, incomplete, but no longer a secret.
WE HAVE FINALLY REALIZED that developing and maintaining a collection of old printing presses - and paying the rent, month after month for the past 20 years so far, takes both a lot of time and a fair amount of money. And, since we've got more stuff than we really need, and since the simple fact that you are here viewing this page suggests that you might want or need some of these treasures we've collected over the past 45 years or so, we have some really neat stuff (and maybe some junk) for sale.
We hate to part with any of it, actually, but really, how many midget-sized Hamilton Furniture Racks does one print shop need? We've got some spares. And we need to pay the rent. They're for sale.
And, we've got furniture - loads of it. "A lifetime supply", is how I describe it. But how many chases do I want to lock up at one time? And how often will I leave furniture in galley forms? A few fonts of furniture is all that we need. So we can sell some to you. As much as you need.
We've got type. We love type. We can't walk past a font of type without yearning to add it to our composing room. And surfing eBay drives us crazy! Plus people keep bringing us more stuff for the museum, so we're always adding more fonts to our collection. Often we get duplicates - or even faces we just don't use in our style of work. They're for sale, too.
Then there's 138 MORE fonts which we 'rescued' when Hobson Printing finally cleared out their composing room this past winter. I couldn't buy the type - but I insisted that the owner not dump it into that large barrel full of lead going to the scrap dealer. These fonts had to be saved. I made him let me take them and promised that I would sell it for him for twice what the scrap dealer would have paid. (Still not sure what that price really was. when I find out, I'll post it here.)
AND, now that Barry's brought down his Linotype, Interype, Ludlow & Colt, we have his spare quoins, furniture, etc. to add to the collection, and he's kindly agreed that we should sell it to cover expenses - and our newest expense is the $1200 it cost to move the line casters to The Excelsior Press.
And quoins! Boy, have we got quoins!
enough chatter. Here's the list: but remember - Most of this is used, and is available "Only while supplies last"
Furniture, Quoins & Tools Price List: (prices
subject to change and only while
supplies last)
Furniture/Reglet/Furniture Cabinet
New and used Letterpress Wood Furniture from our excess inventory(most, if not all of our furniture was manufactured by Hamilton)
- Standard Wood Furniture font - description:
- 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60 = 8 LENGTHS
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 = 7 WIDTHS
- Starter font - 1 of each width and length = 7*8=56 pieces - $45
- Standard Font (fills one cabinet) = 5 starter font sets 7*8*5= 280 pieces $225
- Furniture by the piece:
- 10-30 pica
- 2,3,4,5 pica width - $1.00/piece
- 6,8,10 pica width - $1.50/piece
- 40,50,60 pica $3.00/piece
- 2,3,4,5 pica width - $1.50/piece
- 6,8,10 pica width - $3.00/piece
- Custom Lengths over 60 picas quoted by request.
- Reglet -
- 10-20-30 picas .25/piece, $ 9.00/font of 60
pieces - 10 pieces each length, 6 & 12 pt
- 40-50-60 picas .50/piece, $18.00/font of 60 pieces - 10 pieces each length, 6 & 12 pt
- Custom Lengths over 60 picas quoted by request.
- Some Metal furniture is available. *
- We can precisely cut furniture to any size you want on our Hammond Glider Trim-Saw - just ask. *
- Hamilton, Thompson & Damon & Peets Furniture Cabinets available - $75-150 *
- * Contact us for
details at 908 996-0849 or
CONTACT
via online form.
Quoins & Keys
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 Rouse Composing Sticks
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Type Cases (used; some like new, some very old)
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 Flat front steel
(like
new)
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Type Case Cabinets (wood, steel, used; some like new)
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Type
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Tympan Paper - any size 50 sheets - cover or packing size
| DESCRIPTION |
DETAILS |
PRICE |
AVAILABLE |
| Kelsey Hand Press | 3x5, 5x8, 6x10 | $14 | yes |
| C&P Pilot | 6x10 | $17 | yes |
| C&P Platen |
8x12, 10x15, 12x18 | $22 |
yes |
| Vandercook Model 4 Proof Press | 12x18 |
$36 |
yes |
| Challenge Proofing Press | 12x18 | $34 |
yes |
| Other presses, send
size |
custom cut |
yes |
Training - Consulting/Tutoring, Printing and Print Making Classes at the Excelsior Press
| DESCRIPTION |
DETAILS |
PRICE |
AVAILABLE |
| One day
intro to Letterpress |
4+ hours
hands-on printing |
$150 | spring/summer |
| Vandercook
Flatbed cylinder Press work |
4+ hours
printing on the Vandercook Model 4 and 1914 Vandercook Proof Press and Vandercook Model 99 proofer |
$150 | spring/summer |
| C&P
Platen Presswork |
4+ hours
hands-on printing on the 10x15 C&P |
$150 |
yes |
| Bench
Top Printing |
4+ hours
hands-on printing on a Kelsey Table Top platen press |
$150 |
yes |
| The
Practice of Printing by R.W.Polk |
High
School/Trade School Text book THE classic printer's manual |
$45 |
3
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| Kelsey's Printer's Guide |
An excellent, clean 8 1/2
x 11 reproduction (by Thomas Roberson - the Scan Wizard) of Kelsey's famous printing course - more readable than the original! |
$12 |
yes |
| Kelsey's Printer's Guide | Original print (by Kelsey)
of the small sized printer's Guide |
$12 |
yes |
| Consulting, Training,
Tutoring |
customized to your needs -
at my shop or yours |
$85/hour |
yes |
| Photo polymer Platemaking and printing |
One-day Seminar - make, print from (and take home) your own photopolymer plates - from our stock art negatives or from your original art - traditional wooden engraving mounting bases, NAGraphics magnetic bases or the premier and perfectly machined Boxcar Press bases available. |
$250 |
spring/summer |
Presses - Kelsey Excelsior, Heidelberg Windmill, Chandler & Price, Vandercook Presses for Sale
*KIT includes 6 wedge quoins,
(with key or shooting stick) reglet, gauge pins, started font of wood
furniture, 50 sets of tympan packing.
*"SOON" means that the press is in the shop and is scheduled for restoration
*"SOON" means that the press is in the shop and is scheduled for restoration
moving/shipping available.
Other presses are currently scheuduled for restoration.Check back or inquire please. |
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Numbering Machines
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Numbering Machine Photo to come |
Miscellaneous Other Items
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Photos to come |
- Watch soon for NEW letterpress print shop furniture from Ed Thompson, the last of three generations of Thompsons who have been making fine wood & metal workbenches, cabinets and other tools and furniture for print shops as Thompson Cabinet Company
- 10/25/07: We are hoping to soon be able to offer Kelsey Press INK TABLES for sale.
- 10/26/07: we are also preparing some "just like Kelsey" Excelsior Press "Complete Printing Outfits" which will include type, composing stick, leads & slugs, furniture & reglet, type cases, quoins & keys, tympan packs, gauge pins and the Kelsey Printer's Guide. Watch here for an announcement or add your name to our "I'm interested" waiting list.
- See how our equipment is prepared for shipping - The Pilot Press
Crating and Packing
Also - equipment for sale by other people. See if they have what you need
- http://BriarPress.org
- always a good source of information and equipment
Print shop in Reading, PAsold
Letterpress shop in GeorgiaAuction in Michiganended- more to be listed
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