Press   Room

little giant
ATF "Little Giant" Model 6
An automated cylinder press. Prints between 2500 and 5000 impressions an hour with a maximum sheet size of 12 x 18 inches.  This press was made around 1942 in New Jersey.

vandercook 219

Vandercook 219 Old Style
Cylinder press, hand fed, maximum sheet size 18 x 30 inches. This press was made in 1945 in Chicago.  An added (improvised) piece of equipment for this press is a  9x12 inch hot plate which allows me to do foil stamp impressions of that size on this press using 1/4 inch dies.

C&P Pilot
Chandler and Price
Old Style  8x12 Platen Press, made in 1909

Equipped with a pony fountain and driven by a motor with a variable pulley system to control speed.

C&P Pilot














Chandler and Price Pilot
Hand Press, chase size (inside) 6 1/2 x 10 inches.


BAG intaglio press
intaglio press
The intaglio press.  Made by Freddy Re'em for the Botega D'arte Grafica (school) in Florence, Italy.
It has a bed size of 25 1/2 x 47 inches and was made in 1963 after a 16th century design.

 
rosette


The brass plaque and rosette were designed by Jean Rush, only
 about six presses were fitted with these


A copper plate for intaglio printing,
 The Black Angel 
and the corresponding print that was produced from it.

Chad at his Linotype

Model 31 Linotype in the garage composing room

Bindery Equipment


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