Category: Press and typeface identification
Later topic: Type Identification Help
Earlier topic: unknown 8x12 chase

Need help identifying a press

Hi folks,

This is my first post here. It’s so cool to find this community.

I run a small nonprofit and a donor just gave us a letterpress, some type, and some other equipment. I have almost no experience with letterpress personally, but I am the one in charge of getting it up and running. I’m also excited to learn more.

We had a local letterpress expert take a look at the press etc. and he determined that we seem to be missing the chases. He was unable to identify the press itself on sight and suggested I post photos here in the hope that one of you might know what it is - a first step in trying to source or manufacture new chases.

Any ideas? Happy to try and answer any questions, too, of course.

Thanks in advance!

Mike

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That looks like a Golding Jobber - see here: https://handsetpress.org/golding/

I’m not sure what size it is, but some basic platen measurements would solve that.

James
Old Town Press