Arab Printing Press
I picked up a 1870's Arab printing press this weekend. Heavy thing. Thanks to the guys at City Press in Brechin for helping out. The printing press will be used as part of our Co-op in Orkney. All it needs is some ink and some new roller cores, for which I am hunting around right now.
The Arab treadle press was one of the most common presses a hundred years ago. 40,000 were made and they are considered the best of their kind in the world. We are totally buzzed to have it and cant wait to start treadling.
That is very cool. :)
Posted by: Matt Wiebe | February 18, 2008 at 05:31 PM
Great stuff Andrew. Do you have type, stock, furniture etc for this machine?
Posted by: Tim the Enchanter | February 19, 2008 at 09:01 AM
How cool! I just started to learn how to make books. Do you have any printing projects laid out?
Posted by: Paul | February 19, 2008 at 12:47 PM
I paid for my first year of college with my Kelsey Press:
http://excelsiorpress.org/kelsey.html
Is a source of rollers for Kelsey presses. Perhaps they will fit yours? A hint - don't clean the rollers with gasoline, it's not good for them.
Posted by: Mike O | February 20, 2008 at 04:20 PM
Hey there,
Hope you got your Arab press running. I have just got my hands on one too!
I'm just wondering if you managed to find a source for rollers and roller cores etc..?
I would greatly appreciate any info or contacts you might have as I am a pretty much a complete novice at letterpress.
Many thanks,
Paul.
Posted by: Paul Batey | October 02, 2008 at 06:24 PM
hi paul. jet rollers in uk did my new rollers. link
Posted by: andrew | October 03, 2008 at 08:31 AM
Dear Readers
I have a 19th-century Arab, in full working order, and plenty of trays of type. I need to make more room and so offer it to a suitable home for the price of carriage. I am based in Oxfordshire.
with good wishes
Andrew McNeillie
Posted by: Andrew McNeillie Clutag Press | November 02, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Dear Readers
I have a 19th-century Arab, in full working order, and plenty of trays of type. I need to make more room and so offer it to a suitable home for the price of carriage. I am based in Oxfordshire.
with good wishes
Andrew McNeillie
Posted by: Andrew McNeillie Clutag Press | November 02, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Andrew McNeillie,
I am very interested in the ARAB press, I have attempted to make contact via your Clutag e-mail. I would be grateful if you could contact me to discuss this further. Thanks.
Sandrine.
Posted by: Sandrine Pilling | November 20, 2008 at 08:12 PM
Andrew McNeillie,
I am very interested in the ARAB press, I have attempted to make contact via your Clutag e-mail. I would be grateful if you could contact me to discuss this further. Thanks.
Sandrine.
Posted by: Sandrine Pilling | November 20, 2008 at 08:13 PM
Dear Sandrine
Andrew whose blog this is has expressed an interest and i was reserving the Arab for him, but as he says, he really wants to cannibalise it. I would prefer it to have a working life. I am not selling it, but it goes to the best home that would bear the cost of collection and carriage.
Let me know via my email address what you would like to do about it. I live in Oxfordshire.
many thanks
Andrew
Posted by: Andrew McNeillie Clutag Press | November 22, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Dear Andrew,
Thanks for your reply, I have e-mailed you at Clutag.
Sandrine
Posted by: Sandrine Pilling | November 23, 2008 at 11:31 AM