Letterpress Sidewalk Sale August 8 in San Jose

The San Jose Printers’ Guild invites you to a Sidewalk Sale of letterpress equipment and supplies. The offerings include presses, type, paper, envelopes, type cases, racks, slugs, cuts, books, ephemera, and assorted “stuff” that has accumulated and must go to new homes!

The sale will be Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 10 AM to 1 PM, on the sidewalk in front of and adjacent to the Printing Office at History Park, 635 Phelan Ave., San Jose.

Sidewalk Sale Highlights:
- 6×10 Kelsey press (the rare large size), with rollers and complete kit of supplies
- 5×8 Kelsey press, with rollers and complete kit of supplies
- Challenge 15 GP proof press with new rollers, prints 15×24” sheet
- Howard Foil Imprinter with complete font, foil, and accessories
- Fonts of type and ornaments, new and used
- Quoins and keys, Hi-speed, Wickersham, and Challenge
- Composing sticks
- Ink in Tubes, wide range of colors

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