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jaedelman
on 13 Dec 11 (20:12)

here’s the side view

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Stanislaus Pekala
on 13 Dec 11 (22:05)

This appears to be an Official No. 6 Golding with a chase size of 8-1/4 x 12-1/2.

Stanislaus Pekala
on 13 Dec 11 (22:05)

This appears to be an Official No. 6 Golding with a chase size of 8-1/4 x 12-1/2.

Girl with a kluge
on 13 Dec 11 (23:11)

Updated 13 Dec 11 (23:13)

The springs on the roller rods are wrong for it to be a Golding. Looks more like a Sigwalt. Perhaps a European model?

thomas gravemaker
on 14 Dec 11 (02:45)

Probably a German press, a Krause, a Hogenforst or other. Compare your press with the ones in the museum in Leipzig, Germany. Very similar. My own tabletop platen press resembles your press as well…

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jaedelman
on 14 Dec 11 (12:50)

Thank you all!

I bought this press under the impression that it was a Sigwalt, but have since learned it is not.
It does look very much like the one in the photo, as well as other photos.
I find it interesting that it may be a German press, as it had paragraph in German locked up in the chase when I bought it.

I am curious about three things:

Does someone have a link to the museum in Leipzig?

Any other resources on these German presses?

Any tips on how to get a German press to print as beautifully as it was designed to print? I am assuming here that the German passion for precision and quality has found it’s way into the machine I possess. I want to make the most of it!

Thank you!

Jonathan

thomas gravemaker
on 15 Dec 11 (01:51)

Here is the link: http://www.druckkunst-museum.de/Museum_en.html
and a screencapture from a platen press in their collection.

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Foolproof546
on 15 Dec 11 (08:24)

WOW! Thanks for posting that picture Thomas. I am absolutely AMAZED to see the adjustable impression lever. What a simple and clever idea. Now that I see it I wonder why no one ever picked up on that and provided it on other presses?

Rick