Antique Printing Press

By 1839, scientists in Britain and Russia had independently devised metal-deposition processes similar to Brugnatelli's for the copper electroplating of printing press plates. Boris...

He sold these works to tourists passing through the region and also took commissions from local landowners who wished to have paintings of their summer homes. Hill also had a printi...

Printing Press by Peter Leisten. Complete working mechanism.

This is a great example of a 19th century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press or Letterpress, Columbian #2 model.

We are delighted to offer this lovely Roman bronze head mounted in marble printing stamp A large decorative piece, most likely a grand tour collectable Dimensions Height 7....

Centuries before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes that remain popular today.

Hundreds of years before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes that remain popular today.

This antique paper press cabinet was designed for the small printing press operation, usually in a quaint village and allowed the pressman to store his paper and to flatten it after ...

Originally from a printing press. Very heavy, around 40 kg each.

Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never offered the same efficiencies to Chinese culture as it did in the West, due to the near-endless number of C...

Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never offered the same efficiencies to Chinese culture as it did in the West, due to the near endless numbers of ...

Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never offered the same efficiencies to Chinese culture as it did in the West, due to the near endless numbers of ...

CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1813: The Columbian Printing Press had a solid, cast iron, neoclassical eagle as a counter weight.

Asia - Advertising - China - Tobacco The Hongkong Printing Press

Centuries before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes that remain popular today.

It's a real hand operated printing press. These were used print anything from labels to business cards.

This title page shows a world globe with Americae and also illustrates a printing press at the upper center. There are references to Columbus and Vespucci as well.

The terms "upper case" and "lower case" originate from the layout of old printing presses, where the larger capital letters were stored in a separate compartment on the top ("upper c...

HISTORY The terms "upper case" and "lower case" originate from the layout of old printing presses, where the larger capital letters were stored in a separate compartment on the top ...

While Moore includes essays and information from both the revolution-supporting Whigs as well as the loyalist Tories, printing presses didn’t always do the same. Fierce arguments wou...

The terms "upper case" and "lower case" originate from the layout of old printing presses, where the larger capital letters were stored in a separate compartment on the top ("upper c...

Both a printing press and an observatory were built in the city, and Europe's first pocket watches, known as Nuremberg eggs, were made there circa 1500.

An unusually large and powerful full length sculpture of a 19th century gentleman, the cast presumably captures a standing figure of William Caxton, the 15th Century English inventor...

To illustrate a page of Diefenbach's philosophical fairy tales, he indulged the popular fad for silhouettes-something that worked well on the black-and-white printing press. His wer...

To illustrate a page of Diefenbach's philosophical fairy tales, he indulged the popular fad for silhouettes-something that worked well on the black-and-white printing press. His ...

To illustrate a page of Diefenbach's philosophical fairy tales, he indulged the popular fad for silhouettes-something that worked well on the black-and-white printing press. His wer...

The central theme of the fair was industry and technology, with exhibits ranging from displays of the first commercial typewriters, Alexander Graham Bell’s newly patented telephone, ...

Teodor Alexander Ferdinand Buchholz was born in Włocławek, to Eleonora née Fothke and Teodor Gustaw Buccholz, who owned a printing press. After graduating from the realschule in his ...

They worked mainly with the printing press F. Appel. Later, Léon and Alfred created the Ateliers Choubrac, one time hosted by the printing press G.

He established his own printing press there as early as 1830, on which, among other works, he published Stemmata Botevilliana, his own account of the Boteville or Botfield family.

The inclusion of cotton would have made the fabric easier to press-dye. Printing on 100% wool is costly and difficult.

With the advent of the printing press and an explosion of European explorations in the 15th century, the interest in the new, exotic and at this time, the unexplainable, from far-off...

He remained loyal to the Vercasson printing press until the early 1920s , continues with “Les Imprimeries Réunies” and begins, at the same period, to work regularly for the publisher...

The paper edges are gilded and the bible is presented with a new, custom-made archival clamshell box. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small,...

The spine has gilt stamped titles and raised bands. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art.

The first known printed edition (made in Delft) has been dated to 1500, but the text was first assembled by a Franciscan from the city of Cologne earlier. Thanks to the printing pres...

The inclusion of cotton would have made the fabric easier to press-dye. Printing on 100% wool is costly and difficult.

It is held together with two stunning decorative pewter clasps. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art.

The bible has its original brass clasps and corner clips. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art.

Potter & Co. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art.

Several full-color pages, most notably stunning “Presentation,” “Matrimony,” and “Family Temperance Pledge” pages, were printed in variations of red, pink, gold, sage, and light and ...

Several full-color pages, most notably a stunning “Presentation” page, were printed in variations of bright red, gold, sage, and cobalt blue. The advent of the printing press enco...

Several full-color pages, most notably stunning “Presentation,” “Matrimony,” and “Family Temperance Pledge” pages, were printed in variations of red, pink, gold, sage, and light and ...

The spine has gilt stamped titles and raised bands. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art.

The stone is then placed in a press and used as a printing block to impart black on white images to paper.

She fought her way to the printing presses and the metalworking machines and quickly mastered weaving.

The stone is then placed in a press and used as a printing block to impart black on white images to paper.

The stone is then placed in a press and used as a printing block to impart black on white images to paper.

The type blocks were laid out (set) in the frame, then secured with spacers and ‘furniture’ wedges before the printer moved the frame to the press for printing. Original presses used...

Initially he worked at his trade (in Lowell city directories of the 1840's, Holt was listed as a cabinet maker and carpenter) with a shop on Howe Street, near the Whitney Mill, where...

The process of printing flags on wool, called press-dying, was first patented in 1849.

This is why it was the natural choice for some of the printed flag that were used at the 1876 Worlds Fair, which lasted for a full six months and required decorative, printed flags w...

The Chandler & Price press is a legendary line of cast-iron, flywheel-driven platen presses that revolutionized commercial printing.

Centuries before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes that remain popular today.

Hundreds of years before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes that remain popular today.

Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never offered the same efficiencies to Chinese culture as it did in the West, due to the near endless numbers of ...

This antique, industrial, artist rendering easel or drafting table features a 24 x 22 inch, solid oak top on a tilt and height adjustable, cast iron pedestal base with the Washburn S...

Late 19th century stained glass transom window with jewels, beveled and textured clear glass. Two small pieces shown in the photos have double glazing like Tiffany used in his window...

Carpenter's workbench from the 19th Century showcases solid maple wood construction with steel hardware and vise mechanism. The piece features integrated tool storage compartments bu...

19th Century Arts and Crafts Stained Glass Window This is a pretty and colourful Arts and Crafts Cast iron window, with stylised Flowers in stained glass, The window is long wit...

A late Victorian antique English stained glass window, circa 1900. We are also selling a second window in the same design. This colourful stained glass window is tall in scale and c...

Rare, heavy-duty Victorian-era adjustable industrial architect/draftsman table base in amazing original condition. Perfect patina.. color ,surface. Massive cast iron construction wit...

An antique Victorian style decorative cast metal panel depicting scrolling foliage and a mask to the centre with a characterful lightly weathered black finish. A decorative antique ...

Vintage Hamilton Drafting Table signed on stretcher. The top is 48" x 37.5" and has been cleaned. The leg span is 26" x 39" and it can raise from 32.5" to 39/5". Good condition wi...

Afra & Tobia Scarpa 'Soriana' Sofa for Cassina, Italy, 1969 The revolutionary and unique 'Soriana' three-seat sofa was designed by the Italian designer duo, Afra and Tobia Scarp...

Our Luxury King Pillow makes a show-stopping statement on a couch or an incredibly luxurious feel on the bed. Our Forsyth craftsmen use a single hide for this beautiful pillow. The z...

French steel postal sorting desk in two parts. The desk in two parts with upper having 25 open compartments with a grid back. The desk with an oak work surface and a swing away seat....

Circa 1930. We offer a most unique antique Mexican Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table with outstanding patina. The stool is not included.

A vintage Art Deco Italian bar cabinet with a twelve paneled mirrored front made of hand crafted polished Mahogany in good condition. The lower part is decorated with vertical wooden...

Modernist bar cart, serving cart, unusual design, Art Deco, industrial. Oversized casters. Aluminum frame, basket mesh, walnut surface.

Pure / unmolested .original condition,, paint , patina,Retains (never seen foot glides) Charles E. Miller for American Cabinet Co. designed in the 1920s. This spring suspension had m...

Rare Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Drop Leaf Serving Bar Cart..Nice original condition.Wonderful color ,patina, design. Multi-purpose serving cart for use as a bar cart, a se...

Unusual pair of stands manufactured by Lane,, Figured walnut wood,,handsome brass detailing to all four sides,, Faux slate tops,,on castors.

This late 19th century French shop counter is extremely rare because of its custom made Sarreguemines porcelain panels. Every panel is a bit different and fits seamlessly with bolts ...

Rare 1930s Art Deco/Machine Age, streamline black and chrome table, KEM Weber, have never seen in person, only in 1930s KEM Weber catalog, stunning, unusual design.

Iconic and highly collectible Soriana sofa designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, one of the most celebrated examples of Italian modern design from the 1970s. Winner of the Com...