Thank you! I’ll be in touch this week – would love to get up there this Saturday.

Our shop is “on-the-square” in downtown Monroe and open TUESDAYthru SATURDAY from 9 am until 4:30 pm so those hours wouldwork OK—-we live above the shop so after hours is a possibility.The shop is closed on Sunday and Monday—THIS Monday (11/17)finds us out of town—–give me a call…..we’ll work something out.Plan to spend awhile—-there i…[Read more]

Hi Maryann – We’re near the Wisconsin/Illinois border and would be interested in learning more about what you have for sale. We would be available to drive up Monday (11/17) to take a look.  Thanks!

Unfortunately I’m located in New York, about 30 minutes north of NYC.But I appreciate the help!

Are you looking to purchase TYPE or CASES or BOTH Type and Cases—-??After 60-years of collecting we’re going to be selling about 80% ofour collection—-250 cases of type/American-European foundry;2-floor model presses, 3 table-top presses, 3 proof presses,19 Wood-Metal Type Cabinets w/matching cases, furniture-reglet-bookbinders cabinets,…[Read more]

Hi!Monica Kass Rogers, here. I have a ton of type cases, galley trays and such. I am in Evanston, IL and would be happy to sell you some if you are willing to pick up. Not sure where you are located?

I just want to thank everyone for this swap. The cards and gift tags I received are beautiful!!(((Angela))) you need a special hug for organizing this swap…and for those who missed out on this one, there will be another swap.

Great! Thanks! I’m pretty flexible most days. Would you like to coordinate via email? Mine is hycCreative at gmail.com

Heya, you can totally come check out the press. It’s in my buddy’s shop (reason why I need to sell it) but we can coordinate with him easily. What days work best for you?Moving timeline is fine, we can be flexible about it I think.R

Hi! This looks great. I’m in Northern Kentucky. Could I schedule a time to stop by and see this? Also, are you in a rush to have the press out? We move into a new space 11/22 and I would only want to move it once. Thx, Dawn

Hello,I was just inquiring in regards of the Proof Press you posted for sale, Do you still have it for sale? I see that it was some time ago that you posted this, but figured it never hurts to ask!Thanks for your time,Sara

I started with a Kelsey 5×7 hobby press and found that it just wasn’t sturdy or large enough for what I wanted to do, but, like you, I didn’t have a ton of space. After a lot of looking, I went to TandT Press Restoration and got a tabletop press that was designed for people to do real work on it. It’s an 1860 Curtis & Mitchell, and it is way…[Read more]

I bought an aluminum Craftsman 9×13 new back in 1985. Though I have done some nice printing on it, I don’t think it would yeild much impression.I am wondering if you would not do best getting a Vandercook.

Sure does. Thanks, Michelle…

Thanks for your thoughts, Davina.

Hi Susan,I have a huge 14 x 22 C&P so taking off the rollers is no small feat. That said, I leave the clean rollers on the press, rolled all the way down to the bottom, if I will be using the press again soon. When we were away for the summer and the press was unused for a few weeks, I took the rollers off.Hope this helps,Michelle

I used to always wash on the press first to get most ink off and then once they were nearly clean, take them off for one last wipe.

I started on a Pearl. Its a lovely press. It has all the same functions of a large C&P but more delicate and less acary (not that my C&P is scary now…) Treddle driven is also a good starter feature.  Only draw back to the pearl is it doesn’t open very wide when hand feeding (Ie the platen is still at around 30-45 degrees when fully open & some…[Read more]