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
Hello ~ thanks for posting this. So great to see a new Adana.
Comment by Tanya — October 29, 2007 at 4:25 pm
[…] Just up yesterday is a short post on the Kelsey Excelsior 5×8 Printing Press. Even though rotary presses were available, these were still used as starter presses for many small and upstart printers back in their day. But, even while some ask “Is Print Doomed?,” similar presses are still being made! […]
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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
Comment by billynations — June 20, 2008 at 11:57 am