Everything for Letterpress and Printmaking.
Letterpress and Printmaking Presses and Equipment.
Offers in the region of
in good working order
Heavy duty etching press with wonderful gearing and 30″ solid steel bed 48″ long (76cm x 122cm). It comes with a starwheel which can be used instead of the handle. Believed to have come from the Bank of England in-house printing department.
Offers in the region of
Sold as seen.
S. R. Littlejohn & Co. 24″ (62cm) metal cutting guillotine machine number 2246/360.
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In good working condition.
WTJ-90A hot foil blocking machine for sale — heated platen 90mm x 60mm for blocking on credit cards, leather, card, etc. The front foil guide is missing but this is a well-made, precision press and parts are available.
Offers in the region of
Sold refurbished in full working order.
The Sterling proofing press number 7290 made by Cropper, Charlton & Co., Nottingham & London — supplied by Caslon Machinery, London EC1. 10″ x 36″ (255mm x 915mm). These photos show the press before being refurbished.
Offers in the region of
Sold in good working order
Counterslip A1 repro proofing press — one of the largest of this type of press — only one other known. Bed 31.5″ x 37.5″ (80cm x 95cm). Impression cylinder 34.5″ x 24.5″ (87cm x 62.5cm). Single-phase powered inking.
Press is incomplete
Columbian press at present incomplete – there are no rails or bed. Platen is 28″ x 21″ (71 x 53cm). We bought this Columbian for spares but, in the end, didn’t need it. The eagle is present and the impression mechanism works (the platen goes up and down) but there are no rails or bed.
Sold as seen in working order.
Vicobold Art Platen with parallel approach platen and bed. Inside chase 13.5″ x 9.5″ (340 x 240mm). The automatic feeder can be included, although heaven knows if anyone could actually get it to work.
Sold as seen for spares or repairs.
Hot foil press for bookbinding — platen 9″ x 7″ — sold as seen for spares or repairs — could be converted for printing.
