29 Mar
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Catergory: 215, History, No. 4
Donald Kerr at University of Otago [New Zeeland], informed me of his institution’s Vandercook made by Pre Press Ltd. of London. His photos show a carriage nameplate stating that it is a No.4. However, the cabinet and feed board styling (and presumedly the inking system were it present) is that of a 215. Interested readers [...]
13 Feb
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Catergory: History
I have complied a census of existing Vandercook Presses (listed in the side bar under Pages as Press Census) it is independent of NA Graphics’ records, but thanks to Fritz Klinke’s coöperation will soon be augmented by them. Because NA’s records may not indicate the current owner or note manufacturing oddities, and do not [...]
04 Feb
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Catergory: History, No. 4
Keith Stubley in Sheffield, UK contacted me about locating a manual for his Vandercook and sent me two interesting photos. The first shows a nameplate on the carriage with the model name left blank and a serial number that does not correspond to existing records. At bottom it states that the press was made in [...]
14 Sep
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Catergory: Blogging, History
Paul Moxon and I kicked around the idea of doing a blog for Vandercook presses when he visited me in Silverton earlier this summer. I can hand set type, but the computer work is beyond me, so Paul has done all the work to set this up. We want to limit discussion to Vandercook primarily [...]