This data table attempts to catalog existing Challenge relief proof presses. Currently, there are 151 presses listed. Challenge presses were built in Grand Haven, MI between 1935 and 1973. C, E, G, and K series presses have reciprocating beds. M series presses have rigid beds and strongly resemble SP series Vandercooks.
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Model | S/N | Owner | Location | Notes |
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15 GP | 3507 | Excelsior Press | USA NJ Frenchtown | |
15 GP | 3510 | Loyola University | USA LA New Orleans | |
15 GP | 3597 | Ben Jones | USA KS Kansas City | |
15 GP | 3599 | Ed Rettig | USA OR Corvallis | |
15 GP | 3738 | Bemidji State University | USA MN Bemidji | |
15 GP | 3740 | Out of Sorts Press | USA KS Wichita | |
15 GP | 3967 | Alamo Printing | USA TX San Antonio | Ebay 05/2012 |
15GP | 3970 | Pink Line Press | USA NJ Kenilworth | |
15 GP | 4074 | U. of Michigan | USA MI Ann Arbor | |
15 GP | 4794 | Visual Arts Center of Richmond | USA VA Richmond | |
15GP | 4885 | Beth Howe | USA WA Seattle | Formerly at University of Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. |
15 KA | 3518 | Private | USA OR Salem | Briar 05/2017 |
15 KA | 3419 | John Labovitz / Uphill Art Farm | USA WV Shanghai | |
15 KA | 3523 | Mark C. Strong | USA NM Taos | 1956, Original owner Humphrey Printing, Witchita Falls TX. |
15 KA | 4166 | The Foolproof Press | USA IA Miniburn | |
15 KA | 4167 | Private | USA IL Elmhurst | |
15 KA | 4220 | Old Timey Press | USA VA Richmond | |
15 KA | 4545 | Makerspace | USA NY Ithaca | Formerly at Cornell University |
15 KA | 4547 | The Press of Robert LoMascolo | USA NY Union Springs | |
15 KA | 4643 | Jason Balgopal | Canada ON Toronto | |
15 KA | 4686 | Swing Bridge Press | USA NE Omaha | |
15 KA | 5457 | University of Alabama Huntsville | USA AL Huntsville | |
15 KA | 5738 | Ed Rettig | USA OR Corvallis | |
15 KA | 5382 | O Underworld! Press | Canada ON Havelock | Recond. by Don Black Linecasting. |
15 KP | 4766 | Extra Virgin Press | USA FL Miami | |
15 KP | 4288 | Yoh Letterpress | USA MN Minnetonka | |
15 KP | 4383 | State Capital Publishing Museum | USA OK Guthrie | |
15 M | 6030 | David Morrish / DeadCat Press | Canada ON Ameliasburg | |
15 MA | 5146 | Royal Cut | USA PA Lebanon | |
15 MA | 5228 | Route 3 Press | USA IA Anamosa | |
15 MA | 5338 | Kevin Martin/the Papertrail | Canada ON New Dundee | |
15 MA | 5408 | Atlanta Printmakers Studio | USA GA Atlanta | |
15 MA | 5417 | Eugene Marino III | USA CT New Milford | |
15 MA | 5501 | Brad Vetter | USA KY Louisville | |
15 MA | 5504 | unknown | USA OH Austinburg | For sale Briar Press 04/2010 |
15 MA | 5603 | Speakeasy Press | USA VA Falls Church | |
15 MA | 5636 | U. of Missouri | USA MO Columbia | |
15 MA | 5773 | Brad Vetter | USA KY Louisville | |
15 MA | 5895 | Lauri Talyor | USA UT Murray | |
15 MA | 5951 | Chair City Oral History Series and Community Art Center | USA MA Gardner | |
15 MA | 5993 | U. of Utah | USA UT Salt Lake City | |
15 MA | 6000 | William (Bill) J. Murray | USA GA Americus | Purchased in 1978 in Plains GA from Billy Carter. |
15 MA | 6150 | Workhorse Printmakers | USA TX Houston | |
15 MA | 6155 | Ladislav Hanka | USA MI Kalamazoo | |
15 MA | 6589 | Presshaus LA | USA CA Los Angeles | Formerly at Dingbat Press |
15 MP | 5016 | Flatbed Splendor | USA FL St Petersburg | |
15 MP | 5045 | Nantahala School for the Arts | USA NC Bryson City | |
15 MP | 5143 | West Meadow Press | Canada ON Clifford | |
15 MP | 5220 | Don Black Linecasting | Canada ON Toronto | For sale |
15 MP | 5135 | ArtOrg | USA MN Cannon Falls | |
15 MP | 5231 | Kim Maher | USA IA Iowa City | Formerly owned by Kim Merker |
15 MP | 5239 | BlackHare Studio | USA TX Robinson | |
15 MP | 5298 | I Am Here Cards | USA AR Fayetteville | |
15 MP | 5315 | Andy Farkis | USA NC Asheville | |
15 MP | 5318 | Buzzworm Studios | USA OR Portland | |
15 MP | 5490 | Small Works / Gerald F. Schulze | USA MI Detroit | |
15 MP | 5491 | Brad Murph / Vertalee Letterpress | USA TX Austin | 1965 |
15 MP | 5567 | Matt Kelsey | USA CA Saratoga | |
15 MP | 5587 | Denise Bookwalter | USA FL Tallahassee | |
15 MP | 5588 | Hooligan Press | Canada ON Toronto | |
15 MP | 5606 | Shooting Star Press | USA AR Little Rock | |
15 MP | 5723 | Number52 Letterpress | Canada BC Langley | |
15 MP | 5772 | Lordymercy | USA TN Nashville | |
15 MP | 5836 | Deirdre Thompson/Arts & Recreation Letterpress | USA OR Portland | |
15 MP | 5991 | BlackHare Studio | USA TX Robinson | |
15 MP | 5995 | Society of Northern Alberta Printmakers | Canada AB Edmonton | Previously owned by Pioneer Press |
15 MP | 5996 | St Brigid Press | USA VA Afton | |
15 MP | 6007 | Nantahala School for the Arts | USA NC Bryson City | |
15 MP | 6029 | Kent State University | USA OH Kent | |
15 MP | 6094 | Shelter Books | USA MA Orange | |
15 MP | 6133 | Elefant Press | USA TX Dallas | |
15 MP | 6232 | Dawson Print Shop at NSCAD University | Canada NS Halifax | |
15 MP | 6243 | unknown | USA DC Washington | Reported by Dave Seat |
15 MP | 6370 | Mancos Common Press | USA CO Mancos | |
15 MP | 6461 | Private | USA GA Decatur | |
15 MPC | 6158 | Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network | USA WA Bainbridge | |
20 K | 4650 | City of Boston Graphic Arts / Printing Plant | USA MA Boston | Auctioned 02/2011 |
20 K | 4478 | University of Central Oklahoma | USA OK Edmond | |
20 KP | 4188 | Les Cheneaux Design & Type | USA OH Bowling Green | |
20 KP | 4457 | Dingbat Press | USA ID Driggs | |
20 KP | 5465 | Texas A&M University | USA TX Dallas | |
21 MP | Sycamore Creek Press | USA AZ Mesa | ||
21 MP | 5655 | Tank Dive Press | USA GA Norcross | |
21 MP | 5667 | Jim Horton | USA MI Ann Arbor | |
21 MP | 5668 | Kennesaw State University | USA GA Kennesaw | |
21 MP | 6141 | Monica Kidd | Canada AB Calgary | |
21 MP | 6392 | Private | USA CA Paradise | |
1418 C | 319 | City College San Francisco | USA CA San Francisco | |
1418 C | 322 | Kavamore Press | USA CA Berkeley | |
1418 C | 326 | Private | USA CA Oakland | Restored by Ernst Shaefer |
1418 C | 355 | Heavy Impression | USA NC Jamestown | Briar 09/2014 |
1418 C | 356 | Dick Holme | USA CA Van Nuys | For sale 03/2010 |
1418 C | 413 | Letterpreservation | USA IN Rising Sun | For Sale 04/2016 |
1418 E | Ferrymead Printing Society | New Zealand, Christchurch | ||
1418 E | Rookery | USA UT Salt Lake City | ||
1418 E | Willowdell Press | USA OH Toledo | ||
1418 E | 424 | Private | USA PA Myerstown | |
1418 E | 439 | Genesse Art Center | USA NY Rochester | |
1418 E | 650 | Brian Stuparyk | USA OH Loveland | |
1418 E | 1943 | Tabitha Conwell | USA OH Wooster | |
1418 E | 2498 | Towson University | USA MD Towson | |
1414 E | 4176 | Private | USA MI Howell | Briar 10/2016 |
1418 E | 4476 | Dave Donhue | USA MA Chicopee | |
1418 E | 4692 | U. of California | USA CA Santa Barbara | |
1418 E | 5872 | Hellbendre Press | USA NC Celo | |
1418 E | 6065 | Utah State University | USA UT Logan | |
1418 E | 6538 | Private | USA MN Anoka | Large star wheel replaced broken hand crank |
1418 E | 6745 | Letterpreservation | USA IN Rising Sun | Ebay 07/2010 |
1418 EZ | 4451 | Adam Leestma | USA TN Johnson City | |
1425 E | 529 | Joe Public Press | USA WV Huntington | |
1425 E | 576 | Derek Bacchus | USA CA Yountville | |
1425 E | 878 | Leland Rowley | USA UT Provo | |
1425 E | 1077 | Chuck Peel | USA OK Oklahoma City | Sold By E. C. Palmer & Co., Ltd. (New Orleans - Dallas - Houston - Miami - Tampa). |
1425 E | 1209 | Wolf Gap Studios | USA WV Wardensville | |
1425 E | 3338 | Jeff Wetzig | USA, WI, Frederic | |
1425 E | 5188 | SUNY Oswego | USA NY Oswego | |
1425 E | 5909 | International Printing Museum | USA CA Carson | |
1528 K | 1127 | Boggs Graphic Equipment | USA IN Goshen WireBids | WireBids 12/2014 |
1528 K | 1294 | Shelburne Museum | USA VT Shelburne | |
1528 K | 2298 | Rebecca Gilbert | USA PA Philadelphia | Formerly owned by Earl Nitschke/The Enigma Press |
1528 KA | 2061 | Private | USA TX Lubbock | |
1528 KA | 2237 | College for Creative Studies | USA MI Detroit | |
1528 KA | Elmwood Press | USA San Jose | ||
1528 KA | 1048 | Alex Joyce / Chauvenon Press | USA TN Nashville | |
1528 KA | 2045 | Isto Press | Canada BC Powell River | 1950 |
1528 KA | 2238 | Flycatcher Press | Canada ON Toronto | Formerly at All Sorts Press |
1528 KA | 2242 | Everett Katigbak/ typochondriac.com | USA CA San Francisco | Recond Hicks Bros. |
1528 KA | 5382 | Don Black Linecasting | Canada ON Toronto | |
1528 KP | U. of Toledo / Aureole Press | USA OH Toledo | ||
1528 KP | Willowdell Press | USA OH Toledo | ||
1528 KP | 1204 | Private | USA VA Richmond | |
1528 KP | 2487 | Ralph Milner | USA GA Atlanta | |
1528 KP | 2913 | Fox & Found Press | Canada BC Vancouver | |
1534 H | 736 | The Pinconning Journal | USA MI Pinconning | Likely purchased new in 1947-8 with the Challenge Diamond 30" paper cutter also in residence. |
1534 H | 6287 | George Barnum | USA OH Austinburg | Formerly owned by the Bellville (OH) Star. |
2025E | 1303 | Dungeon Press | USA MI Gand Rapids | |
2028 KA | Revolution Letterpress | USA TN Knoxville | ||
2028 KA | 1132 | Lee Arts Center | USA VA Arlington | |
2028 KP | 2320 | Private | USA CO Colorado Springs | |
2028 KP | 974 | U. of Tennessee | USA TN Knoxville | |
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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