This press is under restoration and will be available for sale in a few weeks.  Easy garage pick up in Lyme, CT with 10 minute access from Route 95 Sold

I recently purchased this press and four type cabinets full of type from a nice elderly woman in Waterbury, CT.  The press was in her basement and used by her brother to earn extra income.  I believe the brother had passed away some time ago and hadn’t used any of the equipment since the early 80’s.  A recent episode of American Pickers where a press like this was found prompted the owner to decide to sell it.   It is about as dirty a press as I have ever come across, but, under all that dirt is a really good press. It originally was owned by the Waterbury Buckle Co.  The press is missing the drawers which is often the case, but, a cabinet maker would not have a problem recreating them.  It came with one regular original chase, a spider chase and three sets of rollers.  A spider chase is in the press and creates a smaller centered chase to work in if what your are printing is not large.   The really nice surprise,( and I say surprise because it was so dark in her basement,) is that there are no broken parts, repairs or welds that I can find.  I think that’s unusual because parts are pretty fragile on this press and are often broken.  The date on it is 1890.

A word about the restoration:  This press will be stripped, primed, and repainted.  It will be clean enough to immediately put in any room in your house or apartment.  It comes with a regular chase and a highly unusual spider chase. It will have new rubber rollers, an extra set of roller cores, and be adjusted to be printing ready.  As with all the presses I  restore and sell, it includes my custom crafted roller/platen gauge and an introduction to letterpress lesson if you need it. (Please note, it does not include the ink plate visible in the photos, that is my personal plate from another press) If you are looking for a good looking Old Style Pearl (7 x 11) that is in perfect working condition this may be your press.  During the restoration process I discovered a repair was needed to the treadle.  It has been expertly done and will not break or be noticed visually.  A deposit of $250.00 now will hold this until delivery.  Questions?  john.falstrom@att.net 

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