Category: Press and typeface identification
Later topic: Typeface ID Request
Earlier topic: Prouty ID Please

Press Identification

  • IAN_G
  • on 19 Dec 10 (16:57)

I got this press and I was wondering if anyone knows what kind it is. the only markings I can see is

“N&L Mach co
H.V. R.I. N”

or

“N&L Mac II co
H.V. R.I N”

the markings are hard to read

image: letterpress002.jpg

letterpress002.jpg

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Hi Ian,

Where are you located? Canada, UK, Australia, US?

The age of the press looks to be circa 1900 (based on the flywheel casting) and is appears to be a Gordon style press.

Can you post a picture of the casting marks and the throwoff lever? Is this an 8x12?

Alan

  • IAN_G
  • on 21 Dec 10 (18:08)

Thanks Alen, my press is currently in my storage unit so i don’t have 24 hour access to it find out those details right now. However I am located in America and if it helps I got my press from someone who pretty much spent his whole life in Pennsylvania.