Listings of presses and equipment for sale and wanted.

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Large Western proofing press: needs 3-phase electrical supply for powered inking; bed 34″ deep x 36″ long (86cm x 91cm); impression cylinder 33.75″ wide x 22″ (85cm x 55cm printing area). The press can be seen in operation at a busy letterpress works in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Delivery and installation can be arranged.

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Britannia Iron Handpress for sale near Kidlington, Oxfordshire: platen 28.25″ x 21″ (72cm x 53cm); bed 32.5″ x 24.5″ (82cm x 62cm); tympan present but no frisket. Delivery and installation can be arranged.

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Home made etching press for sale near Kidlington, Oxfordshire: Lightweight bed 25.5″ deep x 53″ long (65cm x 135cm); hollow rollers, top one driven with 16:1 gearing. Delivery and installation can be arranged.

Unusually, we have two people looking for a small direct stone litho press. We can collect, obviously, and in the current climate we cannot offer a large amount of money. But if you have one of these presses which needs a new home and you would like it to be used and cherished then please get in touch… marketplace@amrloganpress.co.uk

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Harrild Albion number 1012 from 1860. Platen 24.5″ x 18.5″ (62cm x 47cm). Bed 28″ x 22″ (71cm x 56cm). The press is 5′ long x 3′ deep x 6’6″ high (1.5m x 0.85m x 2m) and located in Sevenoaks, Kent. There is a good, cloth-covered tympan but no frisket. AMR Logan press is happy to quote for collection, delivery and installation: please email info@amrloganpress.co.uk with your address and details of the access.
To contact the seller: Landline 01732 455823; Mobile 07858 897374; Email melvyn-evans@talktalk.net

Any reasonable offer!
4 pallets of top quality card stock as used by letterpress stationery printers… including:
20 sheets Accent Callisto 350gsm 720 x 1020mm
56 sheets Colorplan Sapphire 270gsm 640 x 970mm
200 sheets Colorplan Duplex Mandarin/Pearl 675gsm
72 sheets Duplex Blue/Pearl
3 packets of 50 Colorplan Duoplan Sapphire to New Blue 350gsm
4 packets of 50 Accent Callisto Diamond White 350gsm
3 packets of 25 Colorplan Mandarin/Pearl 675gsm
76 sheets Accent Callisto Pearl 300gsm
42 sheets Accent Callisto Diamond White 350gsm 720 x 1020mm
1 packet of 100 Accent Callisto Vellum White 350gsm 640 x 970mm
3 packets of 50 Cairn Natural Kraft 600µ 720 x 1020mm
150 sheets kraft
7 packets of 50 Colorplan Bright White 540gsm 630 x 960mm

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Paperwise coated one side 342gsm 460µ 700 x 1000mm (long grain) 8 packets of 100.

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Crown Forme Rack with adjustable tops for different size chases… maximum chase size 21″ deep x 16″ high. Two rows of 18 sets of slots for 36 empty chases or full formes. Very solid and sturdy so quite big and heavy… 35.5″ wide x 20.75″ deep x 39.5″ high (90cm x 53cm x 100cm).

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This Tofko etching/relief press is offered for sale on behalf of a customer. It is geared and the bed size is 80cm deep x 140cm long. It is only three years old and in very good condition. Located in Peckham, London.

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Very well made, solid and capable etching press with substantial solid cast iron bed 45″ long x 33″ deep (114cm x 84cm x 40mm thick). The top roller is 8″ diameter and the bottom roller, 10″ diameter. A longer bed could be fitted to give a huge printing area. The press is geared and is driven by a starwheel. It weighs more than a tonne.

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in good working order
Kimber etching press, supplied by Hunter Penrose Littlejohn with extended bed 60″ long x 28″ deep (153cm x 71cm). Footprint 3′ x 3′ (90cm x 90cm) overall 5′ wide x 4′ deep (153cm x 110cm).

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Original cast iron.
Buy one, get a broken one free! Original nineteenth-century cast iron eagle from a Scottish Columbian iron hand press. 19″ tall x 14″ wide x 3.5″ deep (48cm x 36cm x 9cm).

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In good working condition.
WTJ-90A hot foil blocking machine for sale — heated platen 90mm x 60mm for blocking on credit cards, leather, card, etc. The front foil guide is missing but this is a well-made, precision press and parts are available.

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Sold as seen in working order.
John Haddon & Co. lead and rule cutter.

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Sold refurbished in full working order.
The Sterling proofing press number 7290 made by Cropper, Charlton & Co., Nottingham & London — supplied by Caslon Machinery, London EC1. 10″ x 36″ (255mm x 915mm). These photos show the press before being refurbished.

Counterslip A1 repro proofing press — one of the largest of this type of press — only one other known. Bed 31.5″ x 37.5″ (80cm x 95cm). Impression cylinder 34.5″ x 24.5″ (87cm x 62.5cm). Single-phase powered inking.