Printing presses -- History
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Acorn Handpress, 1825
Challenge Proof Press, 1945
The Challenge Proof Press was manufactured by the Challenge Machinery Company around 1945. This company was making proof presses as early as 1893.
Craftsmen Imperial Tabletop Press, 1950
The Craftsmen Imperial Tabletop Press was produced around 1950 by the Craftsmen Machinery Company. This company produced presses very similar to those made during the small-press era of the 1800s. The Imperial was a tabletop model.
Curtis & Mitchell Columbian No. 2 Tabletop Platen Press
The Curtis & Mitchell Columbian No. 2 Tabletop Platen Press was produced between 1878 and the 1890s. The name Columbian was used for a variety of press styles, but the Curtis & Mitchell model was a jobbing platen press.
Daughaday Model 1 Improved Tabletop Platen Press, 1874
The Daughaday Model 1 Improved Tabletop Platen Press was manufactured around 1874. In the mid-1800s, small platen presses manufactured for the use of amateur printers gained popularity. The Model style of press went in a different direction encouraging amateurs to enter the commercial world with a larger press. The Model was available in seven size variants, four hand-operated and three treadle-operated. The no. 1 is a tabletop model.
Daughaday Model Job Press No. 3, 1880
Daughaday manufactured jobbing platen presses from 1874 to 1900. Around this time, small platen presses manufactured for the use of amateur printers gained popularity. The Model style of press went in a different direction encouraging amateurs to enter the commercial world with a larger press. The Model was available in seven size variants, four hand-operated and three treadle-operated. The no. 3 is a freestanding model suitable for small booklet and flyer work.
Golding Tabletop Platen Press
The Golding Tabletop Platen Press...
Graphic Communications Through the Ages: Kimberly-Clark paintings
The collection consists of 24 paintings illustrating the history methods for illustrating the written word developed between 950 B.C. and the early twentieth century.
Höhner Tabletop Press, 1950
The Höhner Tabletop Press was made by the German company Höhner Maschinenfabrik. They made small presses which bore various names depending on the country in which they were being distributed. Their presses were close copies of Golding presses.
Ideal No. 3 Press, 1880
The Ideal No. 3 Press was manufactured in the 1880s.