Letterpress Print Shop
Our small yet mighty print shop has a focus on letterpress printing and hand set type. There are also screen printing equipment as well as a small etching press. Members who have taken a workshop and have been approved for letterpress printing have 24/7 access to the print shop.
Available Equipment
- Vandercook hand proof letterpress 17×25
- Challenge 1425E proof press with 13.5 x 25
- Nolan proof press 25.74 x 42
- 2 Kelsey Excelsior letterpresses 3 x 5
- Kelsey letterpress 5 x 7
- Sigwalt Ideal No.3 4 x 6
- Pocco Proof Press 12 x 18
- Pearl platen press with treadle
- cabinets of furniture
- cabinet of metal type
- huge collection of wood type large and small
- various inks
- quoins, quoin keys
- galley trays, chases
- brayers, glass, etc.
- slug cutter and lead spacing
- hot foil stamping machine (uses metal type)
- 1925 Chandler & Price letterpress 9×12 (with motor)
- Vandercook 05 self inking proof press 15 x 28
- Nolan proof press 25.74 x 42
