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I am listing this for a local printer that is soon to vacate his shop. The press has an oscillating bed and requires the form to be put in a chase and inked with a brayer. It would probably be best for those who work with wood type or mounted linoleum. I [...]
In this photo from a Vandercook & Sons exhibit at the American Photoengravers Association convention there is a press shown with a reciprocating bed. Is this in the era of the Hacker buyout, or did Vandercook make a press with a travelling bed?
Daniel Morris
The Arm Letterpress
Brooklyn, NY
Howdy Vandercookers! I was directed here by Daniel Morris of The Arm Letterpress. I’ve found a Potter Proof press locally in NJ and am considering purchasing it. Most of my work is small-run and wood-type based, so having a printing bed larger than my 8×12 platen is a big plus. But, [...]
ADR.1, N° 7927, built 1966.
The owner, artist Thomas H. Cremanns, Düsseldorf, Germany is moving his studio and wants to sell the press.
I am now soliciting press data for all brands of flatbed cylinder proofs: Asbern, Challenge, FAG, Hacker, Korrex, Reprex et al. See complete list. Censuses will be posted in the side bar next the Vandercook Census.
I’ve been doing some printing on my newly acquired Reprex #2. At a glace the Reprex #2 looks similar to a Vandercook SP-15 in size and shape. Then when you get close you start noticing the differences. A large lever protrudes from the backside of the press.
When putting the press in trip one must [...]
I know that Hacker Mfg. was acquired by Vandercook, but this gauge appears to pre-date that merger. Does anyone have any information on Hacker gauges from this era?
This particular gauge has two standards (.159 and a .759) which add up to type-high. I would guess it was to be used for checking planed [...]
I was recently contacted by the daughter of Edward Nolan, the manufacturer of both Nolan and Reprex proof presses. She provided me with photos and press clippings on her father’s enterprises, which allowed me to update my notes on these Other Brands. See also my post Reprex Once-over. Nolan had a range of mechanical [...]
Scott Fisk, designer, educator and vanderblog consultant, just bought a Reprex, a 1960s era down-market flatbed cylinder proof press. Its overall condition is quite good and it should prove to be serviceable. Its mechanisms, however, may seem a bit peculiar to most Vandercook operators. For example the reservoir drum, while driven by a chain, also [...]
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