CHANDLER AND PRICE PLATEN LETTERPRESS 12 X 18 PRINTING PRESS D1076 BUILT 1907
THIS PRESS IS FRESH OUT OF A LONG CLOSED PRINTING SHOP IT IS HARD TO SAY HOW MANY YEARS IT SET IN THE SAME SPOT UNTIL I REMOVED IT.
THIS IS A 12X18 LETTERPRESS SERIAL NUMBER D1076 I THINK WAS BUILT IN 1907 AND SPENT MANY YEARS IN A PEORIA ILLINOIS PRINT SHOP.
I AM NOT AN EXPERT BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY MAY HAVE USED IT FOR EITHER EMBOSSING OR DIE CUTTING.
EVERYTHING TURNS AND MOVES NICE AND SMOOTH AND EASY BY HAND AND IT COMES WITH A 1/2HP 115/230 VOLT MOTOR THAT WAS USED TO DRIVE IT WITH A FLAT BELT (NOT INCLUDED).
COMES WITH A CAST IRON CHASE AND A BELT GUARD FOR THE DRIVE BELT ARRAIGNMENT.