Suppliers

There are a rea­son­able num­ber of sup­pli­ers for your let­ter­press needs. This lim­it­ed list is based on per­son­al rec­om­men­da­tions. Please con­tact me if you want to rec­om­mend a sup­pli­er or want to be added.  The Let­ter­press Alive site pro­vides a more com­pre­hen­sive list of cur­rent sup­pli­ers.

Blockmakers

Per­son­al­ly used and rec­om­mend — Metal­lic Ele­phant, or Cen­tu­ri­on Graph­ics.

Printers’ Engineer

Tony Wood, Leeds: 0113 260 6134http://www.impression-works.co.uk/

Rollers

Rollers for com­mon hand press­es are avail­able from a num­ber of UK sources.  Try Adana’s par­ent com­pa­ny — Caslon.

The Logan Press

Patrick Roe runs a Mono­type oper­a­tion; a let­ter­press print­ing works; and also a ser­vice to move and restore machin­ery!  Have a look at http://www.theloganpress.co.uk for details.

Alderson & Co

Alder­son & CO Lim­it­ed spe­cialise in all things let­ter­press. Full Restora­tion, Sales, Ser­vice, Break­down and Relo­ca­tion of all Let­ter­press Machin­ery. Con­tact Neil Alder­son on 07834045453 or neil@aldersonco.co.uk.

Caslon

Caslon, Adana’s par­ent com­pa­ny, are again pro­duc­ing Adana machines and all the asso­ci­at­ed equip­ment and sup­plies.

Adana Shop

France-based sup­pli­er of ren­o­vat­ed Adana machines.  http://adanashop.info/