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Listings of presses and equipment for sale and wanted.
Offers in the region of
£5,500
plus delivery
Nearly new Polymetaal JPV 80 etching press for sale in Exeter: bed size 80cm x 160cm. Three years old and in excellent condition. Includes the blankets, one of which is a swanskin.
FREE
To collect.
Vintage paper cutting guillotine available in Baughurst, Hampshire. Made by Harrild and Sons, with a 16″ cut, in working order. 24″ wide x 32″ deep x 54″ high (61cm x 81cm x 137cm). Hand clamp and hand operated back gauge with tape measure. Delivery can be arranged at extra cost.
Offers in the region of
£2,950
Plus delivery and installation, no VAT.
Delightful traditional etching press for sale, located in Cumbria. Machine number 578 supplied by E. B. Gallon, printers’ engineers of Bradford. It has a very useful bed size of 42″ x 20″ (107cm x 51cm) and nice large rollers for a very capable impression.
Offers in the region of
£2,750
No VAT
1888 Wharfedale cylinder press for sale located near Colchester. The maximum sheet size is approx. 28″ deep x 23″ wide: “Elephant” size. Moving the press can be arranged and there is an article about this press in the Impressions section of the Printmaking.World website.
Offers in the region of
£4,500
Plus delivery and installation.
Hughes & Kimber Albion for sale in good used working condition. Platen size: 24″ x 18.5″ (61cm x 47cm). Overall dimensions: 6′ 3″ high x 3′ deep x 6′ long (190cm x 90cm x 183cm). Estimated weight: 750kg. Complete with tympan but no frisket. Can be viewed in Rushden, Northants.
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.
Offers in the region of
£3,750
plus delivery
Rarer and more desirable than an Albion, this Britannia Iron Handpress is 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. Click here to read an article about it… printmaking.world
Offers in the region of
£375
plus delivery
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.
Offers in the region of
£500
Plus delivery. No VAT.
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
8 packets of 100 Paperwise coated one side 342gsm 460µ 700 x 1000mm (long grain).
7 packets of 50 Colorplan Bright White 540gsm 630 x 960mm
SOLD
Crown (15″ x 20″) forme rack with adjustable tops for different size chases… maximum chase size 16″ high x 24″ deep (sticking out 3″ at the front). Minimum height to hold chase upright 11″ 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).
Offers in the region of
£4,500
Plus delivery, no VAT.
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.
Offers in the region of
£3,950
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).
Offers in the region of
£650
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).
Offers in the region of
£5 per kilo
Plus delivery, no VAT.
Used litho stones — only two left, approx. measurements in cm:
Stone 94 (32kg) 63 x 42 x 4.5… £160
Stone 95 (37kg) 61 x 45 x 5… £185
Offers in the region of
£250
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.
Offers in the region of
£45
Sold as seen in working order.
John Haddon & Co. lead and rule cutter.
Offers in the region of
£1,250
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.
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