R. W. Hoe & Co. hand-letterpress - Fuchs & Lang stone lithography press - Rembrandt Graphic Arts intaglio press.

Item Details

Manufactured 1870s-1970

See descriptions below for condition

A rare opportunity to acquire the essential presses and many of the tools and accessories for a printing/ graphic arts studio/workshop. An excellent setup for a college/university or other institutional book arts maker space, or a book arts printmaking cooperative. All three presses and accessories are currently stored at ground level and easily removed from their current location in South Deerfield, Mass. Presses are disassembled for easy inspection and moving.

Washington-style Hand-Press, c. 1870s.
 R. W. Hoe and Company, Serial #6386.
Platen: 21 x 28 inches. 
Condition: A solid, strong and clean press with unmarred platen and bed. Correct custom foundry-cast-iron bed corners await drilling and installation; all 4 original corner bed bolts are present. Correct custom foundry-cast-iron tympan mounting bar awaits fitting and installation; Wants only tympan and frisket frames, easily fabricated.

Stone Lithography Press, c. 1900.
 Fuchs & Lang Mfg. Co., Machine #4016. (See Smithsonian American History Museum Catalog # GA*21024 for a near identical if somewhat later example.)
Size: 28 x 40 inches (bed).
Condition: A solid, strong and clean press.
17 Stones ranging in size from 5 x 7 x 2 to 20 x 27 x 2 3/4. 
Miscellaneous tools and accessories: hard-wood scraper bars and leather cover material; 1 roller; Carborundum (various grits); Charbonnel and other ink; Graining sink; tympan, crayon, chalk, drying fan, small hand-tools, etc.

Intaglio Press, c.1970. Rembrandt Graphic Arts, Model 28GGW (“The Rembrandt”)
36” circular wheel drive; gear ratio 6:1.
30 x 50 x 1 inch precision ground steel bed.
Frame: High strength cast iron.
Steel bed rollers: 6" upper; 8" lower. Micro gauges for roller adjustments.
Condition: Excellent. No breaks or welds. Low “mileage.” 
Interesting provenance.
Charles Brand hot plate: 24 x 36 inches.
Aquatint rosin dust box: 18 wide x 21 1/4 deep x 32 1/2 high
18 Copper plates ranging in size from: 4 x 6 to 16 x 20 inches.
13 Zinc plates ranging in size from : 9 x 12 to 18 x 24 inches.
Miscellaneous: hand-tools, wool felt blankets, etc.