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    Letterpress machines don’t have to be antique!
    October 28, 2007

    I always wanted to know if there was a company out there making new table top presses. Recently, there has been a high demand for table top presses such as the C&P Pilot, Kelsey, Hohner, Sigwalt, Adana and the like. I know there is something nostalgic and sentimental with these old cast iron presses but, it would be kind of nice to have one that is sparkling and new and not to mention lighter. While searching the internet, I came across a company in Japan, who makes new Adana table top presses http://www.robundo.com/adana/news/018.html. I thought this was a beautiful machine and wanted to share it with other letterpress enthusiasts. (I think the price for this machine new is about $4000 US dollars).

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    • http://www.snapandtumble.blogspot.com Tanya

      Hello ~ thanks for posting this. So great to see a new Adana.

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    • billynations

      Thought you folks might like to see some of our printing equipment from our print museum here at Historic Washington State Park. Check out: http://www.youtube.com/v/eYKe5k6HbEV
      thanks, billy

    • Becca

      Hi there,

      Did you end up getting a new press? If so how do you like it?

      Becca

    • guest

      Does anyone know the person who purchased the letterpress printer on April 1 at the Oak Brook Estate Sale in Illinois?

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    • http://www.caslon.co.uk Roy Caslon

      May I ask the question, who in their right minds would want
      to buy a cheaply back-engineered rip-off copy of the Adana machine for
      USD4,000.00 (as you quote), when they can purchase a beautifully refurbished ‘original
      Adana 8×5’ from the original manufacturers in the UK for only approximately
      USD1,000.00 ??

      I rest my case!

      • http://www.dolcepress.com Dolce Letterpress & Design

        Hi Roy,

        Thank you for posting a link to the refurbished equipment that you have for sale. We originally posted this machine back in 2007, I’m not sure if their still available for sale. 

        About how much does it cost to have a press shipped to the US?

        Thanks, Evan

      • ScottC

         How do you know they’re cheaply made?

    • Mike

      Hi – I have 2 x table top adana machines in good condition for sale – ink rollers need recovering -  shipped from south africa – both for R 4,500.00 email: mmack@absamail.co.za

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