Brings back a lot of memories of the 52 years that I spent as a printing pressman. I started on a letterpress like this and operated a number of sheetfed and web machines.
Hello! I am a museum curator from Nottingham, England and have been working on a project for the last 15 months researching the local history of printing. We have several 19th century platen & lithographic printers and I am researching their operation and how the different parts relate to each other. This video was a great help! Thank you so much!!
this is nostalgic! my father had a printing press. this video takes me to my childhood. my father used to do the same process to get the things printed. My god........the hands of this gentleman reminded me of my father's hand
Wow! My grandfather had this and a smaller type version in our cellar. Ran The Service Press in Middlebury CT. He also had a larger pneumatic press. Brings back a lot of good memories. Thanks for posting.
Nostalgic feeling now, I grew in this kind of workshop...my dad had this in my home town....so nice to know that my dad was a real professional... He followed all the steps and when I hear the names of equipments in the video it really spur me up....
An electric motor which rotates the big wheel, you probably did not notice the belt around the wheel and when he switched it on and off, he could do it manually too, but electricity is appreciated, especially when you are not that young anymore. First time I see this type of printing press. I love it, and looks like this good man could make it work with his eyes closed. Thanks for the video.
I took printing in High School in 1964 to 67, I ran one of those presses {it was a Chandler and Price} during the summer my sophomore and junior years, the metal tabs on the impression plate are called "fingers" and you used a few drops of sealing wax to keep them from moving in the impression paper. The type case looked like a "California" type case , we used the Chaser method , to place the furniture in the chase. The furniture went around the type in a circular setup so that there could never be a void. My best friend ran one beside me and the presses had governors on them , because they were in a high school , but we knew how to take it off and would run them full tilt sometimes . The press was going so fast it would get very light and start "walking" . you had to keep bumping it with your knees to stay in the same area, I can't remember how fast top speed was , I think it was about 60 impressions a minute , if you had a 8 1/2 x 11 , 20 pound bond paper, well fanned. I spent the next 35 years in prepress.
Excellent! Thanks so much! I'm really glad for our younger generation to see the shoulders on which they stand today! One can tell OSHA was not involved in the inspection of these machines!! LOL Your rig looks very, very sturdy and will likely go another hundred years! Best of luck and, again, thanks!
I spent my entire youth beating on one of those presses in the back shed growing up. Now I'm old and wondering how it actually works 😂. Great video thanks.
Worked as a graphic designer in printing cmpaniess for a couple decades. I would love to have a manual letterpress in my studio. You cant beat letterpress and spot color.
I have much respect for those who made books in the past by adding letter for letter for each word/meaning/page by hand! How did they stayed motivated?
Brings back a lot of memories of the 52 years that I spent as a printing pressman. I started on a letterpress like this and operated a number of sheetfed and web machines.
My grandpa had printing press business.
Hello! I am a museum curator from Nottingham, England and have been working on a project for the last 15 months researching the local history of printing. We have several 19th century platen & lithographic printers and I am researching their operation and how the different parts relate to each other. This video was a great help! Thank you so much!!
Oh the yesteryears of this printing equipment is so far away but it still has a nostalgic romance to it.
this is nostalgic! my father had a printing press. this video takes me to my childhood. my father used to do the same process to get the things printed. My god........the hands of this gentleman reminded me of my father's hand
Thank sir, u bring my old memories,and my dad and grandfather runs this machine
The video bring me back to my childhood memory lane 🥺, to the peaceful days of my life.
Wow! My grandfather had this and a smaller type version in our cellar. Ran The Service Press in Middlebury CT. He also had a larger pneumatic press. Brings back a lot of good memories. Thanks for posting.
Nostalgic feeling now, I grew in this kind of workshop...my dad had this in my home town....so nice to know that my dad was a real professional... He followed all the steps and when I hear the names of equipments in the video it really spur me up....
Awesome! Look at what the human mind is capable of engineering! The culmination of generations learning and improving upon our genius... Beautiful!
An electric motor which rotates the big wheel, you probably did not notice the belt around the wheel and when he switched it on and off, he could do it manually too, but electricity is appreciated, especially when you are not that young anymore. First time I see this type of printing press. I love it, and looks like this good man could make it work with his eyes closed. Thanks for the video.
I took printing in High School in 1964 to 67, I ran one of those presses {it was a Chandler and Price} during the summer my sophomore and junior years, the metal tabs on the impression plate are called "fingers" and you used a few drops of sealing wax to keep them from moving in the impression paper. The type case looked like a "California" type case , we used the Chaser method , to place the furniture in the chase. The furniture went around the type in a circular setup so that there could never be a void. My best friend ran one beside me and the presses had governors on them , because they were in a high school , but we knew how to take it off and would run them full tilt sometimes . The press was going so fast it would get very light and start "walking" . you had to keep bumping it with your knees to stay in the same area, I can't remember how fast top speed was , I think it was about 60 impressions a minute , if you had a 8 1/2 x 11 , 20 pound bond paper, well fanned. I spent the next 35 years in prepress.
Excellent! Thanks so much! I'm really glad for our younger generation to see the shoulders on which they stand today! One can tell OSHA was not involved in the inspection of these machines!! LOL Your rig looks very, very sturdy and will likely go another hundred years! Best of luck and, again, thanks!
I spent my entire youth beating on one of those presses in the back shed growing up. Now I'm old and wondering how it actually works 😂. Great video thanks.
Just brought me back to my High School days in the late 70's !
My Dad had a printing press business and I remember seeing him using a machine just like this.
Thank you for this video. My father was a printer for many years and set type as well for his work. I haven't seen it done for years.
Beautiful. Thank you so much for uploading this!
Worked as a graphic designer in printing cmpaniess for a couple decades. I would love to have a manual letterpress in my studio. You cant beat letterpress and spot color.
I have much respect for those who made books in the past by adding letter for letter for each word/meaning/page by hand! How did they stayed motivated?