Challenge Census

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