Challenge Census

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challenge-logo.jpgThis table attempts to catalog existing Challenge relief proof presses. Currently, there are 55 presses listed. These presses were built in Grand Haven, MI between 1935 and 1973. E, G, and K series presses have reciprocating beds. M series presses have rigid beds and strongly resemble SP series Vandercooks. To add or correct data, use the Contact Form.

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ModelSNOwnerLocationNotes
14-18 ERookeryUSA UT Salt Lake City
14-18 EWillowdell PressUSA OH Toledo
14-18 E4476Dave DonhueUSA MA Chicopee
1425 E878Leland RowleyUSA UT Provo
1425 E1209Wolf Gap StudiosUSA WV Wardensville
15 GP3507Excelsior PressUSA NJ Frenchtown
15 GP3599Ed RettigUSA OR Corvallis
15 GP3740Out of Sorts PressUSA KS Wichita
15 GP4794Visual Arts Center of RichmondUSA VA Richmond
15 KA4547WNY Book Arts CollaborativeUSA NY Buffalo
15 KA4686Swing Bridge PressUSA NE Omaha
15 KA5738Ed RettigUSA OR Corvallis
15 MA5228Route 3 PressUSA IA Anamosa
15 MA5603Speakeasy PressUSA NC Dillsboro
15 MA5993U. Utah/Book ArtsUSA UT Salt Lake City
15 MA6155Ladislav HankaUSA MI Kalamazoo
15 MA6589Dingbat PressUSA ID Driggs
15 MPWesley W. BatesCanada ON Clifford
15 MP5034Moxie House LetterpressUSA PA Lancaster
15 MP5220Don BlackCanada ON Toronto
15 MP5315Andy FarkisUSA NC Asheville
15 MP5318Buzzworm StudiosUSA OR Portland
15 MP5491Brad Murph / Vertalee LetterpressUSA TX Austin1965
15 MP5567Liber Apertus PressUSA CA Saratoga
15 MP5606Shooting Star PressUSA AR Little Rock
15 MP5836Emspace book artsUSA OR Portland
15 MP6094Shelter BooksUSA MA Orange
15 MP6243unknownUSA DC WashingtonReported by Dave Seat
1528 K1294Shelburne MuseumUSA VT Shelburne
1528 KAElmwood PressUSA San Jose
1528 KA1048Alex Joyce / Chauvenon PressUSA TN Nashville
1528 KA2045Isto PressCanada BC Powell River1950
1528 KA4166Mamas in the Laundry Room PressUSA IA Des Moines
1528 KPU. Toledo / Aureole Press_USA OH Toledo
1528 KPWillowdell PressUSA OH Toledo
1528 KP2487Ralph MilnerUSA GA Atlanta
1528 KP2913Studio MadilloCanada BC Vancouver
20 KP4457Dingbat PressUSA ID Driggs
20 KP5465Texas A&M UniversityUSA TX Dallas
2028 KARevolution LetterpressUSA TN Knoxville
2028 KA1132Lee Arts CenterUSA VA Arlington
21 MPSycamore Creek PressUSA AZ Mesa
21 MP5655Tank Dive PressUSA OR Eugene
21 MP5667Jim HortonUSA MI Ann Arbor
unknownAtelier CirculaireCanada QC Montreal
unknownBeautiful AngleUSA WA Tacoma
unknownBrad TeareUSA UT Providence
unknownBrigham Young University-- IdahoUSA ID Rexburg
unknownCornell UniversityUSA NY Ithaca
unknownCowan and TetleyCanada BC Cumberland
unknownLennis MooreUSA IA Mt. Pleasant
unknownMesa CollegeUSA CA San Diego
unknownNikki McClureUSA WA Olympia
unknownSyracuse UniversityUSA NY Syracuse
unknownTwo PigletsUSA CA Monrovia

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