17 Jun
Posted by: Paul Moxon, Moderator 1 Comment
Catergory: Comp Room Cylinders, History
This plaque, on a 1919 model 20 (SN 1103, owned by John Horn), begs the question: when did Vandercook & Sons begin manufacturing—-or at least assembling—-presses in-house? Fritz says that he has not come across any documents in reference to outsourcing manufacturing for this period. However, he does have information on later subcontracted production. An [...]
01 Jun
Posted by: Charles Kroon 5 Comments
Catergory: Comp Room Cylinders, For Sale
I need help identifying my Vandercook. There is no model number anywhere on the press (nor any serial number), the plate states only “Vandercook Roller Series Proof Press”. There are 4 patent dates, all in 1914. It looks like the 17 or a member of the 15 family as seen on the Vandercook website. The [...]
28 Apr
Posted by: Paul Moxon, Moderator No Comments
Catergory: Comp Room Cylinders, History
This plaque, on a 1919 model 20 (SN 1103, owned by John Horn), begs the question: when did Vandercook & Sons begin manufacturing—-or at least assembling—-presses in-house? Fritz says that he has not come across any documents in reference to outsourcing manufacturing for this period. However, he does have information on later subcontracted production.
An undated [...]
17 Jan
Posted by: Claire Taylor 6 Comments
Catergory: 17, Comp Room Cylinders
As of last Friday, my boss has asigned me the job of putting back together the disassembled Vandercook Composing Room Cylinder we have here in our shop. I have been having a hard time locating pictures of this model. Does anyone have any photos of it, or dare I say, any instruction manuals for it? [...]