Small letterpress chase

Looks a lot like a chase for a rubber stamp press. Not sure.

Sandra, As I would not dare to contradict Dick G as above, I offer the following just as back up with additions>???
He can be a nasty piece of work and may well send a *drone* loaded with GOAT by product to drop on my house.!!!
However here goes, as you imply and picture, i.e. completely slab sided with no cut outs, no locating pins, no raised locating spots, etc etc, probably as Dick implies, (shut the launch down please)… A quick trawl of the web, Kelsey & Sigwalt only, shows nothing close to that configuration, apparently, obviously more to check.???
I can only quote, from 2 examples in front of me, as I post, (and only U.K. spec) Adana, H.S. 3 exactly, 9 & 3/8” x 6 & 3/8” outside chase measurements, AND Adana T.P.48, (smallest floor standing) 10 & 3/8” x 7 & 3/8” possibly no direct comparison, but in both cases, The Chase,s Milled from steel, (as opposed to cast iron) have a wall thickness of exactly 3/8” and with cut outs, top & bottom, for location in the bed, and pegs to slide the chase in and down… . Possibly another pointer to the chase in question, being a NON DEDICATED Item, but never the less, still a good tool for Dick,s application, and /or as it is slab sided, perfect for using as a secondary, space and furniture saver, locked into any bigger chase, which was quite normal, and probably gave rise to the introduction of *Spider Chase,s* Well documented on B.P. recently.!!
All GUESStimates.?? Good Luck. .

We are off to visit Mick, 6 goats and a wagon of goat poo.

Being square sided with no lips, angles, side pins or side wedges it is only a small chase for holding a job or proofing, not for a specific make/model of press.

Dick, I say old chap, thats a bit over the top, it was only a little quip, as Michael Winner would have said *Calm down dear, its only a Commercial* but apologies anyway, and Thank You.
Mick.. .
I hate to think what Sandra is going to think, but may be pleased that the *Thread* is “Hanging” in there, no pun intended.

Small chases were also often used for locking up forms prior to electrotyping and stereotyping. I have a chase that is about that size, but it has what looks like 3/4 circles of solid metal built into the corners in order to keep the chase from springing during lock-up. Presumably it was used for critical lock-ups that had to register exactly.

I can’t exactly tell from the picture, but it looks like the bottom side is thinner than the other sides, and if that is true then it is one of a pair of chases used on a flat-bed press for book printing. If you are looking to sell or trade I would be interested.

Paul

Mick, quit apologizing, not necessary, we all appreciate your input and me and the goats don’t offend easily, just pulling your leg, besides its too far to paddle my canoe across the big pond.

Heck Dick, right now your canoe is frozen in your creek.

Paul, its been a long cold winter, the pond has frozen and thawed a couple of times, but it froze mid January and not thawed since. Next week I’m going to chop a hole in the ice so I can put my canoe in and do some fishing, come on out and join me.

Wish I could Dick, but the bright blue skies, and 70 degree temperatures are piling up here, and keeping me from getting out of the driveway. It’s supposed to rain tomorrow, so maybe I’ll be able to get out to the store - our supplies are running low.

DTP is right. Look at any ATF supply catalog and you will find straight chases intended for use on flatbed presses, or to be locked within the chases of platens, and you will find a wide variety of sizes. No bevels are involved in this use.
There isn’t much difference between these and chases for rubber-stamp molding, as height is determined by use of bearers wwhen molding. But electrotype and stereotype chases are generally type-high, for the same reason they require high spacing.

Very Interesting and comical answers all! Thanks so much for the input. Finally going through an old letterpress shop we purchased about 20 years ago and finding many treasures.