Letterpress & Bookbinding Shop Equipment for sale

I purchased this beautiful Letterpress Equipment with the hope of having the time to letterpress print and bindbooks. Now I realize I don’t have the time or space and want someone who has the passion and the space to make it happen for themselves.

Printing Equipment:
Three different size letterpress Printing machines. All in good condition. All motors run smoothly- may need new rubber rollers.

1) Circa 1867, A Lightning Jobber platen printing press, motorized with switch.
Chase size: 10” x 7” x1
2) Circa 1940s Chandler & Price printing press motorized with switch, Chase: 10 x 15 x3
3) Circa Craftsman Machinery Tabletop Hand-Press (no motor), Chase: 6.5 x 10 x2

Miscellaneous Equipment:
4) Vintage Simplex Standing Foil Stamper with assorted foils rolls.
5) Guillotine paper cutter Cuts 30”wide
6) Myers Precision Rotary Cutter 24” length cutting area
7) Assorted miscellaneous items there is more than I can list but this is a quick summary.
• Hamilton Drawers full of metal type, ornamentals and wood type
• Furniture cases wood and metal
• 2 single Hamilton Cabinets,
• 1 double sided Hamilton Cabinet
• 1 long single cabinet (this one is on hidden casters.
• composing sticks
• Gauge Pins
• Quoins & Keys
• Loops
• Various ink and rollers
• 2 extra blades for guillotine
• Heavy Book presses
• Wood Book binding
• Drill Press for book binding.

Buyer responsible for moving the Heavy equipment. I would suggest a professional heavy equipment movers to remove equipment safely. Located on ground level.

Serious inquires only.
$15,000 or best offer.
Selling it as one group not in individual pieces.

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