Thanks to Arie on Briar Press, I've discovered my Chandler & Price is even older than we thought.
According to this list my Old Style press, with a serial # of 38489, was built in 1902. I had previously (and incorrectly) dated it at 1904 by looking at a different, less accurate list.
It's 106 years old! What a life. I know it's seen Ohio (where it was built), Minnesota (to undergo a factory rebuild by Brandtjen & Kluge), Washington state (where I bought it) and has travelled through a whoooole lot of states on the way to Mississippi, where it lives with us now.
I can't help wondering about all the fascinating places I don't know it's been...
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About Me
- Sweet Olive Press | Helen
- I'm a letterpress printer, a designer, a former journalist, an Australian living in America. I dream of sharing a villa in Italy with my antique letterpress (OKAY, my family can come too) and having a studio as big as a barn.
1 comment:
Wow! What a fantastic piece of history! I've been lucky enough to inherit some silversmithing tools, several of them handmade hammers about 40 years old (I think!) that give such a beautiful texture to my work. I love using them! Good luck with the rest of your journey!
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