Challenge Census

This data table attempts to catalog existing Challenge relief proof presses (including their no-geared “office presses.” Currently, there are 158 presses listed. To add or correct data, use the Contact Form and please provide the following information:
• model name
• serial number
• owner name
• location
• previous owner

Challenge Model Specifications
Challenge Press Manuals

Model	S/N	Year	Owner	Location	Notes
15 GP	4889	1962–1963	San Jose Printers' Guild	USA CA San Jose	Formerly at San Jose State University
15 GP	4885	1962–1963	Beth Howe	USA WA Seattle	Formerly at University of Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, BC, Canada.
15 GP	4794	1962–1963	Visual Arts Center of Richmond	USA VA Richmond
15 GP	4074	1958–1959	U. of Michigan	USA MI Ann Arbor
15 GP	3970	1958	Pink Line Press	USA NJ Kenilworth
15 GP	3967	1958	Alamo Printing	USA TX San Antonio	Ebay 05/2012
15 GP	3740	1957–1958	Out of Sorts Press	USA KS Wichita
15 GP	3738	1957–1958	Bemidji State University	USA MN Bemidji
15 GP	3599	1956–1957	Ed Rettig	USA OR Corvallis
15 GP	3597	1956–1957	Ben Jones	USA KS Kansas City
15 GP	3510	1956–1957	Loyola University	USA LA New Orleans
15 GP	3507	1956–1957	Rick Hawkins / Queen of Denmark	USA SC Denmark
15 MPC	6158	1969	Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network	USA WA Bainbridge
15 MP	6370	1970–1971	Mancos Common Press	USA CO Mancos
15 MP	6461	1971–1972	Private	USA GA Decatur
15 MP	6243	1969–1970	unknown	USA DC Washington	Reported by Dave Seat
15 MP	6232	1969–1970	Dawson Print Shop at NSCAD University	Canada NS Halifax
15 MP	6133	1969	Elefant Press	USA TX Dallas
15 MP	6094	1968–1969	Shelter Books	USA MA Orange
15 MP	6029	1968–1969	Kent State University	USA OH Kent
15 MP	6007	1968–1969	Nantahala School for the Arts	USA NC Bryson City
15 MP	5996	1967–1968	St Brigid Press	USA VA Afton
15 MP	5995	1967–1968	Society of Northern Alberta Printmakers	Canada AB Edmonton	Previously owned by Pioneer Press
15 MP	5991	1967–1968	BlackHare Studio	USA TX Robinson
15 MP	5836	1967	Deirdre Thompson/Arts & Recreation Letterpress	USA OR Portland
15 MP	5772	1966–1967	Lordymercy	USA TN Nashville
15 MP	5723	1966–1967	Number52 Letterpress	Canada BC Langley
15 MP	5606	1966	Shooting Star Press	USA AR Little Rock
15 MP	5588	1965–1966	Hooligan Press	Canada ON Toronto
15 MP	5587	1965–1966	Denise Bookwalter	USA FL Tallahassee
15 MP	5567	1965–1966	Matt Kelsey	USA CA Saratoga
15 MP	5491	1965	Brad Murph / Vertalee Letterpress	USA TX Austin	1965
15 MP	5490	1965	Small Works / Gerald F. Schulze	USA MI Detroit
15 MP	5318	1965	Buzzworm Studios	USA OR Portland
15 MP	5315	1965	Andy Farkis	USA NC Asheville
15 MP	5298	1964–1965	I Am Here Cards	USA AR Fayetteville
15 MP	5239	1964–1965	BlackHare Studio	USA TX Robinson
15 MP	5231	1964–1965	Kim Maher	USA IA Iowa City	Formerly owned by Kim Merker
15 MP	5220	1964–1965	Don Black Linecasting	Canada ON Toronto
15 MP	5158	1964	Steve Robinson	USA IN Rising Sun
15 MP	5143	1964	West Meadow Press	Canada ON Clifford
15 MP	5135	1964	ArtOrg	USA MN Cannon Falls
15 MP	5045	1964	Nantahala School for the Arts	USA NC Bryson City
15 MP	5016	1964	Flatbed Splendor	USA FL St Petersburg
15 MA	6589	1972–1973	Presshaus LA	USA CA Los Angeles	Formerly at Dingbat Press
15 MA	6155	1969	Ladislav Hanka	USA MI Kalamazoo
15 MA	6150	1969	Workhorse Printmakers	USA TX Houston
15 MA	6000	1968–1969	William (Bill) J. Murray	USA GA Americus	Purchased in 1978 in Plains GA from Billy Carter.
15 MA	5993	1967–1968	U. of Utah	USA UT Salt Lake City
15 MA	5951	1967–1968	Chair City Oral History Series and Community Art Center	USA MA Gardner
15 MA	5895	1967	Lauri Talyor	USA UT Murray
15 MA	5773	1966–1967	Brad Vetter	USA KY Louisville
15 MA	5636	1966	U. of Missouri	USA MO Columbia
15 MA	5603	1966	Speakeasy Press	USA VA Falls Church
15 MA	5504	1965–1966	unknown	USA OH Austinburg	For sale Briar Press 04/2010
15 MA	5501	1965–1966	Brad Vetter	USA KY Louisville
15 MA	5417	1965	Letterpress Letters	Japan, Tokyo
15 MA	5408	1965	Atlanta Printmakers Studio	USA GA Atlanta
15 MA	5338	1965	Kevin Martin/the Papertrail	Canada ON New Dundee
15 MA	5228	1964–1965	Route 3 Press	USA IA Anamosa
15 MA	5146	1964	Royal Cut	USA PA Lebanon
15 M	6030	1968–1969	David Morrish / DeadCat Press	Canada ON Ameliasburg
21 MP	6392	1970–1971	Private	USA CA Paradise
21 MP	6211	1969–70	Power & Light	USA NM Silver City
21 MP	6141	1969	Monica Kidd	Canada AB Calgary
21 MP	5668	1966	Kennesaw State University	USA GA Kennesaw
21 MP	5667	1966	Jim Horton	USA MI Ann Arbor
21 MP	5655	1966	Tank Dive Press	USA GA Norcross
21 MP	5654	1966	Community Print	USA WA Olympia
21 MP			Sycamore Creek Press	USA AZ Mesa
15 KP	4766	1962–1963	Extra Virgin Press	USA FL Miami
15 KP	4288	1959	Yoh Letterpress	USA MN Minnetonka
15 KP	4383	1959	State Capital Publishing Museum	USA OK Guthrie
15 KP	4067		Ralph Vetter	USA MA Somerville
15 KA	3518	1956–1957	Private	USA OR Salem	Briar 05/2017
15 KA	3419	1956	John Labovitz / Uphill Art Farm	USA WV Shanghai
15 KA	3523	1956–1957	Mark C. Strong	USA NM Taos	1956, Original owner Humphrey Printing, Witchita Falls TX.
15 KA	4166	1959	The Foolproof Press	USA IA Miniburn
15 KA	4167	1959	Private	USA IL Elmhurst
15 KA	4220	1959	Old Timey Press	USA VA Richmond
15 KA	4545	1961	Makerspace	USA NY Ithaca	Formerly at Cornell University
15 KA	4547	1961	The Press of Robert LoMascolo	USA NY Union Springs
15 KA	4643	1961–1962	Court Jester Press	Canada ON Toronto
15 KA	4686	1961–1962	Swing Bridge Press	USA NE Omaha
15 KA	5457	1965	University of Alabama Huntsville	USA AL Huntsville
15 KA	5738	1966–1967	Private	USA OR Corvallis
15 KA	5382	1965	O Underworld! Press	Canada ON Havelock	Recond. by Don Black Linecasting.
20 K	4650	1961–1962	City of Boston Graphic Arts / Printing Plant	USA MA Boston	Auctioned 02/2011
20 K	4478	1960–1961	University of Central Oklahoma	USA OK Edmond
20 KP	5465	1965	Texas A&M University	USA TX Dallas
20 KP	5191	1964	Private	USA MO St. Louis
20 KP	4457	1960–1961	Dingbat Press	USA ID Driggs
20 KP	4188	1959	Les Cheneaux Design & Type	USA OH Bowling Green
1528 K	2298	1952–1953	Rebecca Gilbert	USA PA Philadelphia	Formerly owned by Earl Nitschke/The Enigma Press
1528 K	1294	1949–1950	Shelburne Museum	USA VT Shelburne
1528 K	1127	1948–1949	Boggs Graphic Equipment	USA IN Goshen WireBids	WireBids 12/2014
1528 KA	5382	1965	Don Black Linecasting	Canada ON Toronto
1528 KA	2242	1952–1953	Everett Katigbak/ typochondriac.com	USA CA San Francisco	Recond Hicks Bros.
1528 KA	2238	1952–1953	Flycatcher Press	Canada ON Toronto	Formerly at All Sorts Press
1528 KA	2237	1952–1953	College for Creative Studies	USA MI Detroit
1528 KA	2061	1951–1952	Private	USA TX Lubbock
1528 KA	2045	1951–1952	Isto Press	Canada BC Powell River	1950
1528 KA	1048	1948	Alex Joyce / Chauvenon Press	USA TN Nashville
1528 KA			Elmwood Press	USA San Jose
1528 KP	2913	1955	Fox & Found Press	Canada BC Vancouver
1528 KP	2487	1953	Ralph Milner	USA GA Atlanta
1528 KP	1204	1949–1950	Private	USA VA Richmond
1528 KP			U. of Toledo / Aureole Press	USA OH Toledo
1528 KP			Willowdell Press	USA OH Toledo
2028 KA	1132	1948–1949	Revolution Letterpress	USA TN Knoxville
2028 KA			Lee Arts Center	USA VA Arlington
2028 KP	2320	1953	Private	USA CO Colorado Springs
2028 KP	974	1948	U. of Tennessee	USA TN Knoxville
1418 C	413	1942-1947	Letterpreservation	USA IN Rising Sun	For Sale 04/2016
1418 C	356	1939-1942	Dick Holme	USA CA Van Nuys	For sale 03/2010
1418 C	355	1939-1942	Heavy Impression	USA NC Jamestown	Briar 09/2014
1418 C	326	1939-1942	Private	USA CA Oakland	Restored by Ernst Shaefer
1418 C	322	1939-1942	Kavamore Press	USA CA Berkeley
1418 C	319	1939-1942	City College San Francisco	USA CA San Francisco
1414 E	4176	1959	Private	USA MI Howell	Briar 10/2016
1418 E	6745	1973-1974	Letterpreservation	USA IN Rising Sun	Ebay 07/2010
1418 E	6538	1972–1973	Private	USA MN Anoka	Large star wheel replaced broken hand crank
1418 E	6065	1968–1969	Utah State University	USA UT Logan
1418 E	6056	1968–1969	Themba Lewis	USA WA Vashon Island
1418 E	5977	1967–1968	Sarah Clark / Scale House Print Shop	USA VT White River Junction
1418 E	5872	1967	Hellbendre Press	USA NC Celo
1418 E	4692	1961–1962	U. of California	USA CA Santa Barbara
1418 E	4476	1960–1961	Dave Donhue	USA MA Chicopee
1418 E	2498	1953	Towson University	USA MD Towson
1418 E	1943	1951	Tabitha Conwell	USA OH Wooster
1418 E	650	1948	Brian Stuparyk	USA OH Loveland
1418 E	439	1942–1947	Genesse Art Center	USA NY Rochester
1418 E	424	1942–1947	Private	USA PA Myerstown
1418 E			Ferrymead Printing Society	New Zealand, Christchurch
1418 E			Rookery	USA UT Salt Lake City
1418 E			Willowdell Press	USA OH Toledo
1418 EZ	4451	1960–1961	Adam Leestma	USA TN Johnson City
1425 E	5909	1967–1968	International Printing Museum	USA CA Carson
1425 E	5188	1964	SUNY Oswego	USA NY Oswego
1425 E	3338	1956	Jeff Wetzig	USA, WI, Frederic
1425 E	1209	1949–1950	Wolf Gap Studios	USA WV Wardensville
1425 E	1077	1948	Chuck Peel	USA OK Oklahoma City	Sold By E. C. Palmer & Co., Ltd. (New Orleans - Dallas - Houston - Miami - Tampa).
1425 E	878	1948	Leland Rowley	USA UT Provo
1425 E	576	1947–1948	Derek Bacchus	USA CA Yountville
1425 E	529	1947–1948	Joe Public Press	USA WV Huntington
1534 H	6287	1969–1970	New Gutenberg Annex / Case Western Reserve University	USA OH Cleveland	Donated by George Barnum. Formerly owned by the Bellville (OH) Star.
1534 H	736	1948	The Pinconning Journal	USA MI Pinconning	Likely purchased new in 1947-8 with the Challenge Diamond 30" paper cutter also in residence.
unknown			Atelier Circulaire	Canada QC Montreal
unknown			Beautiful Angle	USA WA Tacoma
unknown			Brad Teare	USA UT Providence
unknown			Brigham Young University-- Idaho	USA ID Rexburg
unknown			Cowan and Tetley	Canada BC Cumberland
unknown			Lennis Moore	USA IA Mt. Pleasant
unknown			Mesa College	USA CA San Diego
unknown			Nikki McClure	USA WA Olympia
unknown			Conrad Ross	USA AL Auburn
unknown			Syracuse University	USA NY Syracuse
unknown			Two Piglets	USA CA Monrovia

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