Golding pearl?

castralroc
on 27 Jul 12 (01:12)

Hi everybody, i’m another little french letterpress adict.

I may have the possibility to buy that press : is it a pearl no.3?
http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=113399P1030020.jpg
And if it’s a pearl, is it enough heavy to hit the paper and create reliefs (embossing is the therm I thought).

Thanks

John Falstrom
on 27 Jul 12 (05:40)

Hello,

I believe it is a Pearl No.1 which has a chase size of about 5 x 8, not the No. 3. It certainly never was designed to hit the paper as you put it, but, people seem to want to do that even with 5 x 8 tabletops, and this press has more impression strength than many of those. You would want to be very careful or you could break this diminutive press and that would be a real shame. This looks to be a fine example. Why not look for something with a bit more beef or consider using it in a normal manner which is to just kiss the paper. (The French are better at kissing than hitting anyway-no offense intended) More about Golding models can be read on my website: http://www.perennialdesigns.net/?page_id=414

jonathanjeclipse
on 27 Jul 12 (07:58)

you would be better with this sort of thing -Belgium supplier

http://www.natalis.be/en/catalog/phoenix/platen~ty040-50100.aspx-probabl... used for cutting creasing but natalis could advise whether could be re-set up for typo

and
http://www.natalis.be/en/catalog/kobold/platen~ty040-50050.aspx ditto re set up for typo /creasing
or from maschinensucher.de http://www.maschinensucher.de/A373839/Historische-Drucktiegel-Presse.htm...
or http://www.maschinensucher.de/A374360/Historische-Drucktiegel-Presse.htm...
and whether were originally treadle presses, but motor driven is obviously better for heavy impression

jonathanjeclipse
on 28 Jul 12 (04:12)

also still on ebay germany-v good price 995 euros http://www.ebay.de/itm/Antike-Merkur-Druckmaschine-Druckermaschine-Ausst...