Letterpress Classifieds

A trial letterpress listings service for the UK

I’m running a letterpress classifieds service for you to sell, exchange or give away your letterpress things.  There are two main restrictions: that the items must be in the UK and must be letterpress-related.

You can track what’s available with this RSS feed of Letterpress Classifieds

Recent Letterpress Adverts

[Available] Chase

For sale: Esson No 3 chase outside 24 inches x 17 1/2 inches; inside 22 inches by 16 inches.The chase can be picked up either in Plymouth or London. Suggested price £50.

Submitted: 24 January 10 by

Location: England: South West

Contact: David Beverley, owlpress@hotmail.co.uk , 01752-255792

[Available] Type Cabinet

FOR SALE; Vintage pine printers type cabinet with 18 assorted type cases,can be all type cases or 1 or 2 stripped interior for furniture, quoins etc. all clean and waxed to almost the same colour,38″ wide, 41″ deep, 18″ wide, please e mail for photos, you will not be dissa­pointed, Price £225, collection from sleaford, lincolnshire

Submitted: 24 January 10 by

Location: England: East Midlands

Contact: Colin Clifton, colin@colinclifton.orangehome.co.uk or 01529 309633

[Wanted] Type Cabinet with 2" openings

Wanted –  two standard height type cabinets and tallboy to take cases with 2 inch fronts.

Submitted: 3 January 10 by

Location: England: Greater London

Contact: Phil Abel -- Email phil@handandeye.co.uk; 'Phone 020 7488 9800

[Wanted] Peerless No.2 (11"x7") Part: Connecting Arm

Hello

I am in need of the (slightly bent) arm that connects the roller module to the main gear (cog) that enables the rollers to move up and down in tandem with the closing/opening of the clamshell.

I am in the UK, but would be willing to have it shipped from other far off places as the arm is fairly small.

Altern­atively, if you have an unwanted/unused Peerless No. 2 and are in the UK I would be happy to buy the whole thing.

Many thanks
Euan

Submitted: 23 December 09 by

Location: England: East Midlands

Contact: Euan Lockwood: euan@kerfdesign.co.uk

[Available] Clymer Dixon Eagle Press

Clymer Dixon Columbia printing press{eagle} made 10 finsbury street london in 1838 model number845. Contact for email photos.Offers.

Submitted: 23 December 09 by

Location: England: Yorks and Humber

Contact: Richard Parker: baildonfurniture@aol.com

[Wanted] Model No. 3 Press Chase

6×9 chase for Model Press No. 3 If anyone can help, that would be great. Thanks

Submitted: 23 December 09 by

Location: England: East of England

Contact: Jonathan Tooke, jdtooke1@hotmail.com

[Available] Heidelberg 10 x 15 (Printing)

I have a Heidelberg 10×15 Platen for sale.  Assessories include 6 chases cornerstone and resalite furniture. Cutting plate, scoring rule and channel. Perforating rule. Four numbering boxes.

Price around £800.

I also have 32 cases of type mainly Univers.  9pt to 24pt plus type setting assessories for sale.

Please ring for any further details.

Submitted: 21 December 09 by

Location: England: North West

Contact: Steve Wilkinson: 07980194364

[Wanted] Wooden type cabinet with or without drawers

Looking for a large empty type cabinet with or without it’s drawers to fit the wider type cases. Would consider half empty cabinets as have some type already to fit into empty cases.

Submitted: 18 September 09 by Michelle

Location: England West Midlands

Contact: 07817689891 / michtopp@googlemail.com

[Wanted] (1) Wooden Type (2) Magnetic Galley Quoins

[WANTED] We have created a Letterpress Department at Arnold Freeman College in Sheffield, a vocational college for young adults on the autistic spectrum which includes ADHD, Aspergers Syndrome, and other behavioural challenges (see www.rmet.org.uk for our ethos and pics of our Trust’s four UK colleges). At Sheffield we will be taking our students through the history of writing from cuneiform to letterpress printing.

In addition to four Adana 8x5s we have a tabletop galley-proof press and an 1867 (Medium} Albion on the way and require some wooden type and magnetic quoins for these latter presses at affordable prices.

Phone me on 07501621904 (mobile) or leave a message with the College switchboard, tel 0114 2525940.

Stephen Roberts

PS I also need to find a supplier of printer’s aprons.

Submitted: 12 September 09 by Stephen Roberts

Location: England Yorkshire and Humber

Contact: Tel 07501621904

[Available] Albion and Imperial hand presses

Floor standing Albion hand press
smaller Imperial hand press
Tillock hot gilding press
Cropperette treadle platen
2 x frames of type of many fonts and sizes

Hundreds of blocks

Still in daily use

Visit for North East Norfolk for detailed examination

Offers itro £15000.00

Submitted: 9 August 09 by Graham Pressman

Location: England East of England

Contact: aham.pressman@catseyepress.co.uk

[Available] Cylinder Proofing Press For Sale

I have a table-top proofing press for sale similar to this one: http://www.tomstaleystudio.com/Woodcut/proofing%20press.jpg

Price: £350
Buyer collects from Hitchin

Submitted: 9 August 09 by Paul

Location: England South East

Contact: pmyatt+print@gmail.com

[Available] Golding Pearl Treadle Press

Golding Pearl Treadle Press available with stand, type and blocks in Hertfordshire (junc 25 M25)

Submitted: 5 August 09 by Mr G Everist

Location: England East of England

Contact: maggi_e56@hotmail.com

[Available] 8 Empty Type Cases for Sale

I have for sale 8 empty type cases in resonable condition, the cases are in Oswestry, Shropshire which is just off the North Wales Boarder any question please phone.

Submitted: 4 August 09 by Mal Price

Location: England West Midlands

Contact: 07828861479

[Wanted] Printing work to be done

I am after someone who can print me some old fashioned labels measuring approx 3“x3”.
Simple black ink on white paper to match anap 1950‘s type etc
I restore old fireworks and sometimes the labels are damaged and need replacing..hence this posting.
I am in west midlands near Telford/W‘ton/Brum/Bridgnorth area
My email address is
richard@chancellery.demon.co.uk
Can anyone assist!!

Submitted: 3 August 09 by Richard Lane

Location: England West Midlands

Contact: 07813062824

[Wanted] Antique straight-line pin-hole perforator

I am a artist looking for an antique pin-hole perforator (what is used to make the edges on stamps). If you have one for sale or surplus please let me know. Thanks.

Submitted: 3 August 09 by Julia

Location: England Greater London

Contact: juliahadden@hotmail.com

[Wanted] Adana Press

I am looking for a second hand Adana,

Please contact.

Thanks

Submitted: 3 August 09 by Katie

Location: England Greater London

Contact: gilchrist_katie@hotmail.com

[Available] Random Cabinets: Single and Doubles for sale

I’ve got a few random’s for sale three singles and two doubles the doubles have lecterns.
£50 each £75 each for the doubles all have cases I would recommend a transit for the doubles.

Submitted: 31 July 09 by Andy Taylor

Location: England South West

Contact: 01273 589896

[Wanted] Any letterpress, working or non-working

Looking a letter press for display purposes. Does not matter if it doesn’t work. Any make or model is acceptable.

Submitted: 31 July 09 by Sheau Chan

Location: England Greater London

Contact: sheau@orbitdesignstudio.com

[Available] Letterpress Steel Backed and Cyrel Plates

I make unmounted steel backed nylo or Cyrel 67thou letterpress plates. Direct from your emailed file up to A4.

Submitted: 15 July 09 by P Faulkner

Location: England South East

Contact: 07786806662

[Wanted] 2 Heidelberg Platens 10 x 15

I am looking to buy 2 heidelberg 10 x 15 platens in good working order with either rollers etc for letterpress or a hot foil attachement. I would also be interested in a platen without rollers for die cutting.

Please contact me if you can help.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Submitted: 11 June 09 by Paul Batey

Location: England South East

Contact: 07733 234 058 paul@folderprinting.co.uk

[Wanted] Vandercook proofing Press or similar

Vandercook proofing press or similar wanted for poster sized letterpress projects, If you have one, or details of one please get in contact.

Many Thanks Carl Middleton

Submitted: 1 June 09 by Carl Middleton

Location: England South West

Contact: middleton@mail.com

[Available] Cope and Hopkinson Albion Press No. 1712 (yr of manufacturer 1844)

I have a recently dismantled Albion Press that is in need of cleaning, painting and restoring. I can email pics.

Submitted: 1 June 09 by Timon Colegrove

Location: England East Midlands

Contact: timon@hunts.co.uk

[Available] Heidelberg platen

Heidelberg letterpress, 10 x 15 run size, run off 3 phase
Used regularly for numbering and perfing jobs. Good condition. very reliable.
Buyer to move
Number of accessories for sale seperately also, such as chases, numbering boxes, furniture etc.  email me for me details and pictures

Submitted: 19 May 09 by Kevin Mortimer

Location: England West Midlands

Contact: kevin@godivaprint.com

[Available] Type: Univers, Old English and Others

Univers Type — approx­imately 80 cases in stock, used & some new
Can be sold with or without the cases can also be supplied with cabinets.
Also available: Old English, Marina Script, Palace Script, Leads, spacers, furniture & sundries
Best to view type before purchase but can deliver

Submitted: 15 May 09 by Mercia Paper Co Lts

Location: England West Midlands

Contact: W.Hillier 01952 750860

[Wanted] Adana 8x5 ink disk Wanted

I have just started again letter press printing and am looking for the following items can collect in the South East of England
Adana 8×5 Ink disk, Adana 8×5 machine with ink duct, Adana 72 division cabinets, Windsor, Venus,Cooper type faces please email me or call during office hours 01474 333312

Submitted: 6 May 09 by Tony Jewell

Location: England South East

Contact: tony.jewell51@yahoo.co.uk