Hacker Census

This table lists 19 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		unknown	USA MN Minneapolis	Previously at MCBA
2	2044	footPRINT press	New Zealand, Tuakau	Card not found
4	409	New Albion Press and the Moonshine Press	USA CA Camptonville	Card not found
4	2166	Julie Sola	USA NM Las Vegas	1/12/24. Capitol Engraving Co., Nashville TN
4	B2243	Utah State University	USA UT Logan	1925
4	B2252	Private	USA CA Murphys	5/20/25 to Commewrcial Art & Engraving Co., San Francisco CA.
4	2511	Larry K. Johnson	USA FL Pensacola	1929
4	2516	Warren Smith/The Print Shop Houston	USA TX Houston
4	2564	John B. Davenport	USA TX Dallas	99 prefix on s/n card at NA Graphics, dated 1938
4	2703	Chris Chen	USA OR Portland	Card not found
4	2724	Scrub Oaks Bindery	USA UT Salt Lake City	Card not found
4		Daniel Petrzelka	USA WA Mt Vernon
4		Foolscap Press	USA CA Santa Cruz
4		Lady Fingers Letterpress	USA CO Black Forest	Card not found
4	B2333	Larry K. Johnson	USA FL Pensacola	1926. Previously Ricard Cadmus, Knoxville.
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.

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