Howdy! I am a novice letterpress printer and am looking for a table top press that would fit in the spare room of my home. I am open to makes (Kelsey, C&P) as long as it is... more
I am looking for an internship/apprenticeship with a local letterpress designer. Please contact me only if you are in the Portland area.
Look forward to hearing from you.... more
Hello from KeeganMeegan & Co.
This spring, we will be attempting the last effort to save a piece of printing and cultural history.
The plan is to save this press from an... more
We’ve launched a Kickstarter project to fund the restoration of our Orphan Annie Monotype Sorts Caster. Our goals include documenting the restoration and getting this machine... more
I want to give a Golding Pearl or C&P Platen Press a good home. I am not fussy about the model number. Thank you for your help - much appreciated! Will travel to pick-up.
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some old parts (ink fountain pieces), various trucks, chases, two motors (may need a re-wired plug), etc. will exchange for metal or wood type of equal value. acquired from... more
Hello,
We are looking to purchase some Bernhard Modern Type.
Do you have any quietly oxidizing in a drawer somewhere?
Please contact us, we will be happy to take... more
Hello,
I am looking for a pair of grippers to fit my 10x15 Chandler & Price Old Style
and
an entire Treadle assembly.
Due to shipping costs, I would prefer... more
This is my first letterpress. I’m excited to get it going but I’m still looking for 3 oscillating rollers for a 1940’s, 10x15 Kluge press. If there is anyone out... more
10x15 Peerless Job Press for sale in Boring (near Portland), Oregon. Press works fine but rollers need replacing. Includes several (10) 5x8 chases which fit into a form to make... more
Fit it on the letterpress and we will print it! Create edition images from a variety of traditional and experimental plates with Dikko Faust of Purgatory Pie Press.
Wood type... more
Starting small ‘art’ press in Medford, Oregon. Looking for C&P floor model platen press or similar. $1000 range. Prefer treadle-operated and in reasonably good... more
Looking for a heavy duty paper cutter. Prefer old style guilotine cutter on stand or table top (16”-23”). Any leads would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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I am looking for a press brake for a 10 x 15 C + P platen press! I would love a press mounted one if possible- there are concrete floors in the studio. Could anyone help?! Any... more
We have a old style Chandler & Price press with 6 or 7 buckets of lead type for sale.It doesn’t have the rollers and treddle but the rest of it is there. Every thing for... more
Introduction to Letterpress
Saturday, May 22, 2010, from 11 am to 5 pm
Spend a Saturday at our vintage letterpress shop in southeast Portland. Students in this one day... more
I am determined to learn how to do my own letterpress and need a good tabletop letterpress machine. I know there are a lot on e***, but have no idea if their prices are fair so I... more
Wonderful old Advance Paper Cutter made for the Western Newspaper Union of Salt Lake City Utah in the 1890’s by The Challenge Machinery Co. Chicago
5 extra cutting... more
This Buffum Printing Press was built at the turn of
the century, by William Buffum, known as ‘The Father
of Roads’. Very rare and only a few built.... more
