This table lists 21 known Hacker presses worldwide. Hacker proof presses were made in Chicago, Illinois between 1919 and 1937. In 1937 the company was acquired by Vandercook & Sons. To add or correct data, use the Contact Form.
Please provide the following information:
• model name (including features: adjustable bed, power carriage, etc.)
• serial number
• owner name
• location
• where or from whom it was acquired (to eliminate duplicate entries)
Serial numbers can be found on a nameplate on the pedestal and on the bed bearer (rail), left end operator’s side of the press.
| Model | S/N | Owner | Location | Ship Date /Year. Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2044 | footPRINT press | New Zealand, Tuakau | Serial number card not located in archive |
| 4 | 409 | New Albion Press and the Moonshine Press | USA CA Camptonville | Serial number card not located in archive |
| 4 | 2166 | Julie Sola | USA NM Las Vegas | 1/12/1924. Capitol Engraving Co., Nashville TN |
| 4 | 2195 | San Jose Printers' Guild | USA CA San Jose | 5/28/1924. Garnier Engraving Co., 407 E. Pico St., Los Angeles |
| 4 | 2511 | Larry K. Johnson | USA FL Pensacola | 1929 |
| 4 | 2516 | Warren Smith/The Print Shop Houston | USA TX Houston | Serial number card not located in archive |
| 4 | 2564 | John B. Davenport | USA TX Dallas | 99 prefix on s/n card dated 1938 |
| 4 | 2703 | Chris Chen | USA OR Portland | Serial number card not located in archive |
| 4 | 2717 | Tribune Show Print | USA IN Muncie | |
| 4 | 2724 | Scrub Oaks Bindery | USA UT Salt Lake City | Serial number card not located in archive |
| 4 | B2243 | Utah State University | USA UT Logan | 1925 |
| 4 | B2252 | Private | USA CA Murphys | 5/20/25 to Commercial Art & Engraving Co., San Francisco CA. |
| 4 | B2333 | Larry K. Johnson | USA FL Pensacola | 1926. Previously Ricard Cadmus, Knoxville. |
| 4 | Daniel Petrzelka | USA WA Mt Vernon | ||
| 4 | Foolscap Press | USA CA Santa Cruz | ||
| 4 | Lady Fingers Letterpress | USA CO Black Forest | ||
| 4 | San Jose Printers' Guild | USA CA San Jose | ||
| 4 | University of Dallas | USA TX Irving | ||
| 4 | unknown | UK Leighton | ebay 07/2014 | |
| 5-B | 22-2 | Peter Koch, Printers | USA CA Berkeley | 12/8/36 to Magazine Photo Engraving Corp. Stamford CT |
| unknown | Russell Fray / Chapel Press | Australia VI Melbourne |
See also the Potter Census.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to these individuals who has shared their Hacker press data: Ethan Ensign, Larry Johnson, Matt Kelsey, Fritz Klinke, and Harold E. Sterne.
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