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Italian Silver Miniature Printing Press by Menegatti Brothers
Italian Silver Miniature Printing Press by Menegatti Brothers

Italian Silver Miniature Printing Press by Menegatti Brothers

Located in Delft, NL

An Italian silver miniature printing press by Menegatti Brothers. A silver miniature printing press on a marble base, after an example of a printing press from the 19th century.

Category

20th Century Italian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Marble, Silver

Vintage French Metal Paper Printing Press, circa 1930
Vintage French Metal Paper Printing Press, circa 1930

Vintage French Metal Paper Printing Press, circa 1930

Located in Barcelona, ES

Vintage rustic rotating metal paper printing press tool. By unknown manufacturer France circa 1900.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Rustic Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Metal

A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press
A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press

A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press

Located in New York, NY

This is an antique Polish metal printer's block, used for printing Hebrew text or religious documents. Printer's blocks like this were essential tools in the printing process, partic...

Category

Antique 19th Century Polish Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal, Lead

Chandler and Price, Printing Press, United States, Early 20th Century
Chandler and Price, Printing Press, United States, Early 20th Century

Chandler and Price, Printing Press, United States, Early 20th Century

Located in New York, NY

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

Category

Early 20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop
Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop

Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Antique Hamilton of Two Rivers Wisconsin Industrial steel/oak type Ledge Worktable for Printers, Printmakers, or TypeSetting. Patina and wear to all surfaces. Many years of use has c...

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique Industrial Steel Wood, Iron adjustable CRANK Printing Table / Goss Pres
Antique Industrial Steel Wood, Iron adjustable CRANK Printing Table / Goss Pres

Antique Industrial Steel Wood, Iron adjustable CRANK Printing Table / Goss Pres

By Allied Printing

Located in Buffalo, NY

Early and Unusual Antique ,Turn or the Century / Industrial Steel ,Wood & Cast Iron adjustable CRANK Printing Table made by Goss Printing Press Co , Chicago Ill.

Category

Vintage 1910s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel, Cast Iron

Printing Block Letter Press Collage Art
Printing Block Letter Press Collage Art

Printing Block Letter Press Collage Art

Located in San Francisco, CA

Folk Art printing press or letter block collage art. Interesting assortment of vintage printing blocks arranged in a whimsical visual pleasing manor in heavy brass frames.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

Old Hand-Colored View of the City of Nice in Southern France, ca.1860
Old Hand-Colored View of the City of Nice in Southern France, ca.1860

Old Hand-Colored View of the City of Nice in Southern France, ca.1860

Located in Langweer, NL

Jean Frédéric Wentzel (1807-1869), was an engraver, lithographer and printer who founded a large printing press of popular lithographic and typographic imagery Wissembourg, France, (...

Category

Antique 1860s Prints

Materials

Paper

Large Intricately Detailed Mixed Media Skull Sculpture with Lace
Large Intricately Detailed Mixed Media Skull Sculpture with Lace

Large Intricately Detailed Mixed Media Skull Sculpture with Lace

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Very large longhorn skull sculpture in black, cream, silver and gold, an artist's meditation on the Buddhist tenet of being in "the moment" and the ephemeral nature of life. Media in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bone

August Mead Arts & Crafts Wood Block Print " Signed and Numbered 29/30
August Mead Arts & Crafts Wood Block Print " Signed and Numbered 29/30

August Mead Arts & Crafts Wood Block Print " Signed and Numbered 29/30

By A. Mead

Located in Cincinnati, OH

The Henry Ink Factory was west of Vevay built in 1857 by John Henry who invented a new and improved printing press was a bookbinder, printer and ink maker.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Prints

Materials

Paper

CORVIN – Custom Handmade Rug by Rugs & Co.
CORVIN – Custom Handmade Rug by Rugs & Co.

CORVIN – Custom Handmade Rug by Rugs & Co.

$3,243Sale Price / item|20% Off

CORVIN – Custom Handmade Rug by Rugs & Co.

Located in Bnei Brak, Lehi 1, Bnei Brak, Israel

Black dots on a cream background, like the first marks of writing or the echo of a printing press. The background is soft, the touch is delicate — yet the repetition creates strength.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Silk

Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener
Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener

Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener

Located in Madrid, ES

The Frenchman François Courtener arrived in Moscow in the 1770s and ran a bookstore and a small printing press until his death in 1814. The map depicts the city shortly before the di...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Drawings

Materials

Parchment Paper

Roberto Matta Le Verbo Hommérica folder with 6 signed and numbered etchings 1987
Roberto Matta Le Verbo Hommérica folder with 6 signed and numbered etchings 1987

Roberto Matta Le Verbo Hommérica folder with 6 signed and numbered etchings 1987

By Roberto Matta

Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT

Le Verbo Hommérica by Roberto Matta is a folder with 6 signed and numbered etchings on Japon nacré paper Edition: 100 copies numbered from 1 to 100 + 35 HC numbered I-XXV L’Inédite...

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Vintage 1980s Italian Prints

Materials

Paper

Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Vtg 1960s-1970s RYB Magnesium Engraving Printing Plates
Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Vtg 1960s-1970s RYB Magnesium Engraving Printing Plates

Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Vtg 1960s-1970s RYB Magnesium Engraving Printing Plates

Located in Thiensville, WI

Each plate has an individual color reference, Red, Yellow & Blue. Color printing involves reproduction techniques suited for printing presses capable of thousands or millions of impr...

Category

Late 20th Century American Prints

Materials

Sheet Metal

Late 19th Century Figural Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock Industrial Revolution
Late 19th Century Figural Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock Industrial Revolution

Late 19th Century Figural Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock Industrial Revolution

Located in Stamford, CT

The Muse carries a compass in her left hand, and her foot is resting on an anvil. On one side is a printing press and a sprocket and several sheets of paper on the other side.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Razzia 1986 Original Vintage Poster, Color Lithograph on Paper, Modern
Razzia 1986 Original Vintage Poster, Color Lithograph on Paper, Modern

Razzia 1986 Original Vintage Poster, Color Lithograph on Paper, Modern

By Razzia (Gérard Courbouleix–Dénériaz)

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

This poster was printed by the edited by the Syndicat Général de l'Impression Française, the French for promote the printing press of France. Additional details: Materials and te...

Category

20th Century French Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"
Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"

Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique French wallpaper pringing block featuring a Maltese Cross / clover shaped medallion surrounded by floral buds. Circa 1850, Made in France. Dimensions: 12.75" x 2" x 12.75" ...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Hardwood

Memphis engraving by Patrick Jannin OMS
Memphis engraving by Patrick Jannin OMS

Memphis engraving by Patrick Jannin OMS

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Her home, centered around a heavy printing press, is filled with small forms, all matrices for the engravings.

Category

Late 20th Century French Brutalist Paintings

Materials

Paper

VERTICAL ART-The Enduring Beauty of Antique Canes and Walking Sticks.
VERTICAL ART-The Enduring Beauty of Antique Canes and Walking Sticks.

VERTICAL ART-The Enduring Beauty of Antique Canes and Walking Sticks.

Located in Milan, IT

A 400-page large-format book (26,5 x 36,5 cm), printed in Italy by a historic printing press. VERTICAL ART-The Enduring Beauty of Antique Canes and Walking Sticks.

Category

2010s Italian Other Books

Materials

Paper

Vintage Henri de Toulouse Lautrec "Theatre Antoine, La Gitane de Richepin" Print
Vintage Henri de Toulouse Lautrec "Theatre Antoine, La Gitane de Richepin" Print

Vintage Henri de Toulouse Lautrec "Theatre Antoine, La Gitane de Richepin" Print

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in San Carlos, CA

This poster was one of only two where Toulouse-Lautrec utilized a process where by several colors can be printed at one pass of the printing press as long as the color sequence is ar...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Kozo Horse Paper Lanterns By John Gnorksi
Kozo Horse Paper Lanterns By John Gnorksi

Kozo Horse Paper Lanterns By John Gnorksi

By Studio Ahead

Located in San Francisco, CA

Every element of the lights is handmade, from the delicate joinery of the wooden frames to the woodblock images, each of which is printed by hand (without the aid of a printing press...

Category

2010s American Modern Lanterns

Materials

Wood, Paper

Kozo Bird Paper Lanterns By John Gnorksi
Kozo Bird Paper Lanterns By John Gnorksi

Kozo Bird Paper Lanterns By John Gnorksi

By Studio Ahead

Located in San Francisco, CA

Every element of the lights is handmade, from the delicate joinery of the wooden frames to the woodblock images, each of which is printed by hand (without the aid of a printing press...

Category

2010s American Modern Lanterns

Materials

Wood, Paper

Kozo Person Paper Lanterns By John Gnorksi
Kozo Person Paper Lanterns By John Gnorksi

Kozo Person Paper Lanterns By John Gnorksi

By Studio Ahead

Located in San Francisco, CA

Every element of the lights is handmade, from the delicate joinery of the wooden frames to the woodblock images, each of which is printed by hand (without the aid of a printing press...

Category

2010s American Modern Lanterns

Materials

Wood, Paper

Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921
Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921

Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921

By Leonetto Cappiello

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

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...

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Posters

Materials

Paper

Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed
Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed

Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Besides housing examples of Roth's work, Silvermine College of Art has his printing press from which he produced countless etchings.

Category

Vintage 1910s American Late Victorian Drawings

Materials

Paper

1931 The Waves
1931 The Waves

1931 The Waves

By Virginia Woolf

Located in Bath, GB

Both Woolfs' taught themselves to use a printing press, publishing 527 titles from the period of 1917 to 1946.

Category

Vintage 1930s British Books

Materials

Paper

Marvel Comics Library, Silver Surfer Vol. 1. 1968–1970, Collector’s Edition
Marvel Comics Library, Silver Surfer Vol. 1. 1968–1970, Collector’s Edition

Marvel Comics Library, Silver Surfer Vol. 1. 1968–1970, Collector’s Edition

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Each page has been photographed as printed more than half a century ago, then digitally remastered using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Materials

Aluminum, Foil

Theo Tobiasse Figurative Color Lithograph, Hand Signed and Dated
Theo Tobiasse Figurative Color Lithograph, Hand Signed and Dated

Theo Tobiasse Figurative Color Lithograph, Hand Signed and Dated

By Théo Tobiasse

Located in Miami, FL

The family encountered material difficulties and decided to return to Lithuania, then left for Paris in 1931, where his typographer father found work in a Russian printing press. Th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Expressionist Prints

Materials

Brass

Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966
Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966

Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966

By Timo Sarpaneva, Tampella Design

Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP

Ambiente was a revolutionary printing technique that developed from an accident, when a printing press broke down in 1965 while witnessing the printing of wallpaper designed by Rosen...

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Curtains and Valances

Materials

Textile, Cotton

Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966
Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966

Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966

By Timo Sarpaneva, Tampella Design

Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP

Ambiente was a revolutionary printing technique that developed from an accident, when a printing press broke down in 1965 while witnessing the printing of wallpaper designed by Rosen...

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Curtains and Valances

Materials

Textile, Cotton

Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966
Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966

Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966

By Timo Sarpaneva, Tampella Design

Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP

Ambiente was a revolutionary printing technique that developed from an accident, when a printing press broke down in 1965 while witnessing the printing of wallpaper designed by Rosen...

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Curtains and Valances

Materials

Textile, Cotton

Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966
Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966

Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966

By Timo Sarpaneva, Tampella Design

Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP

Ambiente was a revolutionary printing technique that developed from an accident, when a printing press broke down in 1965 while witnessing the printing of wallpaper designed by Rosen...

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Curtains and Valances

Materials

Textile, Cotton

Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966
Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966

Timo Sarpaneva / "AMBIENTE" TEXTILE / Tampella / 1966

By Timo Sarpaneva, Tampella Design

Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP

Ambiente was a revolutionary printing technique that developed from an accident, when a printing press broke down in 1965 while witnessing the printing of wallpaper designed by Rosen...

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Curtains and Valances

Materials

Textile, Cotton

Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda
Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda

Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda

Located in Middletown, NY

He was the preeminent manufacturer of printing press equipment was a founding member and the first president of the Grolier Club 1884.

Category

Antique 17th Century French Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS
The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS

The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS

Located in Middletown, NY

Today, they remain highly prized by collectors and bibliophiles alike, celebrated for their beauty, craftsmanship, and their place at the dawn of modern fine press printing. Conditi...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Books

Materials

Paper, Fabric

Marvel Comics Library, Avengers, Vol 1. 1963–1965, Limited Collector's Ed Book
Marvel Comics Library, Avengers, Vol 1. 1963–1965, Limited Collector's Ed Book

Marvel Comics Library, Avengers, Vol 1. 1963–1965, Limited Collector's Ed Book

By TASCHEN

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Each page has then been digitally remastered, using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing—as if hot off of a world-class 196...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Aluminum

Signed Limited Edition Lithograph "Play for Keeps" by Waldemar Swierzy
Signed Limited Edition Lithograph "Play for Keeps" by Waldemar Swierzy

Signed Limited Edition Lithograph "Play for Keeps" by Waldemar Swierzy

By Waldemar Swierzy

Located in San Diego, CA

The print is hand pulled on archival deckled edged cotton rag paper and was produced on an antique printing press which delivers highly pigmented ink prints.

Category

Late 20th Century North American Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl, First Edition, Second Printing, 1961
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl, First Edition, Second Printing, 1961

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl, First Edition, Second Printing, 1961

By Roald Dahl

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Its imaginative content and growing readership prompted additional printings, including this second printing issued shortly thereafter, bound by The Book Press.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Marvel Comics Library, X-Men Vol. 1. 1963–1966, Limited Collector's Edition
Marvel Comics Library, X-Men Vol. 1. 1963–1966, Limited Collector's Edition

Marvel Comics Library, X-Men Vol. 1. 1963–1966, Limited Collector's Edition

By TASCHEN

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Each page has been photographed as printed more than half a century ago, then digitally remastered using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Materials

Aluminum, Foil

Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870
Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870

Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

A damp sheet of paper is placed on the plate and pressed with a heavy roller or printing press to transfer the image from the plate to the paper.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880
Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

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 ...

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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Religious Items

Materials

Leather, Paper

Mock Procession of Guy Fawkes: A Hand-Colored Aquatint by William Pyne, 1805
Mock Procession of Guy Fawkes: A Hand-Colored Aquatint by William Pyne, 1805

Mock Procession of Guy Fawkes: A Hand-Colored Aquatint by William Pyne, 1805

Located in Langweer, NL

The plate is then pressed onto a damp sheet of paper using a printing press, transferring the ink to create the final print. #### Application in Pyne’s Aquatint: - **Tonal Variatio...

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Antique Early 1800s Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Stunning Birds of Paradise from Seligmann's Rare Birds Collection (1770-1773)
Stunning Birds of Paradise from Seligmann's Rare Birds Collection (1770-1773)

Stunning Birds of Paradise from Seligmann's Rare Birds Collection (1770-1773)

Located in Langweer, NL

A damp sheet of paper would be pressed onto the plate using a printing press, forcing the ink from the grooves onto the paper to produce the image

Category

Antique 1770s Prints

Materials

Paper

Tables in Wood and Bronze Attributed to Meret Oppenheim, France, 1930
Tables in Wood and Bronze Attributed to Meret Oppenheim, France, 1930

Tables in Wood and Bronze Attributed to Meret Oppenheim, France, 1930

By Meret Oppenheim

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Soon after meeting Man Ray, she became his muse and modeled for images such as Érotique Voilée (1933; “Erotic Veiled”), in which she appeared nude behind a large printing-press wheel...

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tables

Materials

Bronze

Unusual 2 Tables in wood and bronze Attributed to Meret Oppenheim, France, 1930
Unusual 2 Tables in wood and bronze Attributed to Meret Oppenheim, France, 1930

Unusual 2 Tables in wood and bronze Attributed to Meret Oppenheim, France, 1930

By Meret Oppenheim

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Soon after meeting Man Ray, she became his muse and modeled for images such as Érotique Voilée (1933; “Erotic Veiled”), in which she appeared nude behind a large printing-press wheel...

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tables

Materials

Bronze

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Rack
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Rack

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Rack

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The unit was used to store and printing plates ready for printing. Letterpress type blocks were laid out (set) in a frame, then secured with spacers and 'furniture' wedges before the...

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Pine

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Rack
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Rack

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Rack

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The unit was used to store and printing plates ready for printing. Letterpress type blocks were laid out (set) in a frame, then secured with spacers and 'furniture' wedges before the...

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Pine

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The unit was used to house ‘set plates’ ready for printing. The type blocks were laid out (set) in the frame, then secured with spacers and 'furniture' wedges before the printer move...

Category

Vintage 1920s German Furniture

Materials

Pine

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The unit was used to house ‘set plates’ ready for printing. The type blocks were laid out (set) in the frame, then secured with spacers and 'furniture' wedges before the printer move...

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Pine

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The unit was used to house ‘set plates’ ready for printing. The type blocks were laid out (set) in the frame, then secured with spacers and 'furniture' wedges before the printer move...

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Pine

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

Located in Hook, Hampshire

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...

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Fur, Pine

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

Located in Hook, Hampshire

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...

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Pine

1940's Warm Oak Classic Bentwood Dining Chair
1940's Warm Oak Classic Bentwood Dining Chair

1940's Warm Oak Classic Bentwood Dining Chair

Located in Hook, Hampshire

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...

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Pine

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

Located in Hook, Hampshire

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...

Category

Vintage 1920s German Cabinets

Materials

Pine

"Join the Women's Army" Vintage WWII Australian Women's Army Service Poster
"Join the Women's Army" Vintage WWII Australian Women's Army Service Poster

"Join the Women's Army" Vintage WWII Australian Women's Army Service Poster

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

A key part of the Royal Australian Survey Corps, the unit was responsible for topographical surveying in the field and the mobile printing of maps using lithographic presses. This wo...

Category

Vintage 1940s Australian Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

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Industrial Work Table, 1950s
Industrial Work Table, 1950s

Industrial Work Table, 1950s

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H 30.71 in W 39.38 in D 78.75 in

Industrial Work Table, 1950s

Located in PÉZENAS, FR

The origin of the table was a sorting table for a very old French printing press.

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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

The Creature Walks Among Us '1956' Original Sci-Fi Vintage Poster Mint
The Creature Walks Among Us '1956' Original Sci-Fi Vintage Poster Mint

The Creature Walks Among Us '1956' Original Sci-Fi Vintage Poster Mint

Located in HAMPTON, AU

This poster is in very good condition (with a small printing error from the original stone lithographic printing press on the upper right side of the artwork).

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Vintage 1950s Australian Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Paper

Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century
Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century

Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century

Located in Ely, GB

Joseph Bramah was a true inventor in every sense of the word, patenting other very notable inventions like an improved flushing toilet, bank note printing press, and a hydraulic pres...

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Antique Early 1800s British Early Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s
Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s

Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s

Located in Madison, WI

Dates listed below are for the printing roller, that were hewn from old growth maple or mahogany and fitted with brass filigree and ink pads for printing on large industrial presses.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Salvador Dali, Les Songes Drolatiques Handsigned Lithography
Salvador Dali, Les Songes Drolatiques Handsigned Lithography

Salvador Dali, Les Songes Drolatiques Handsigned Lithography

By (after) Salvador Dali

Located in Asker, 30

In 1923 his father bought his son his first printing press. Dali began to study art at the Royal Academy of Art in Madrid.

Category

Vintage 1970s Paintings

Materials

Fabric

Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Double
Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Double

Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Double

Unavailable

H 18.51 in W 39.38 in D 18.51 in

Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Double

By LOWLIT COLLECTIVE

Located in Seoul, KR

Taisan Bench Single designed by Lowlit Collective Award Winning Design Dezeen Award 2022 Furniture Longlist 2023 iF Design Award Public Design Material Locally sourced post-consume...

Category

2010s South Korean Modern Benches

Materials

Other

Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Single
Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Single

Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Single

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H 18.51 in W 15.75 in D 22.84 in

Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Single

By LOWLIT COLLECTIVE

Located in Seoul, KR

Taisan Bench Single designed by Lowlit Collective Award Winning Design Dezeen Award 2022 Furniture Longlist 2023 iF Design Award Public Design Material Locally sourced PCR, PIR pol...

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2010s South Korean Modern Benches

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Other

Engravers Printing Press
Engravers Printing Press

Engravers Printing Press

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H 55 in W 38 in D 28 in

Engravers Printing Press

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Printing Press by Peter Leisten. Complete working mechanism.

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Antique 19th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Vintage Metal Printing Press Tool, Spain, circa 1970 – Original Condition
Vintage Metal Printing Press Tool, Spain, circa 1970 – Original Condition

Vintage Metal Printing Press Tool, Spain, circa 1970 – Original Condition

Located in Barcelona, ES

Vintage Metal Printing Press Tool, Spain, circa 1970 – Original Condition This vintage metal printing press tool, crafted in Spain circa 1970, offers a unique glimpse into the world...

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Vintage 1970s Spanish Rustic Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

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Metal

1989 1/4 Scale Gutenberg Model Printing Press Miniature Lewis McClure
1989 1/4 Scale Gutenberg Model Printing Press Miniature Lewis McClure

1989 1/4 Scale Gutenberg Model Printing Press Miniature Lewis McClure

Located in Dayton, OH

Vintage 1989 ¼ scale model Gutenberg printing press from the miniature book society’s conclave seven keepsake, including linoleum block print made by Kalman L.

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Vintage 1980s Renaissance Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Hardwood

Oak and Brass Table Lamp Made from The Times Leader 1942 Printing Press Rollers
Oak and Brass Table Lamp Made from The Times Leader 1942 Printing Press Rollers

Oak and Brass Table Lamp Made from The Times Leader 1942 Printing Press Rollers

Located in New York, NY

Oak and brass table lamp made from antique wooden rollers and brass gears with other original parts from the Wilkes Barre Times Leader printing press. The 1942 Hoe printing press was...

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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Table Lamps

19th Century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press Letterpress Boston MA
19th Century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press Letterpress Boston MA

19th Century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press Letterpress Boston MA

Located in Milford, NH

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

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Antique 19th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Iron

Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized
Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized

Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

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....

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Antique 19th Century English Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large 1960s Original Poster of Mao Tse Tung
Large 1960s Original Poster of Mao Tse Tung

Large 1960s Original Poster of Mao Tse Tung

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H 70.08 in W 37.8 in D 0.4 in

Large 1960s Original Poster of Mao Tse Tung

By Peking Printing Press Number 5

Located in Paris, FR

Large 1960s original poster of Mao Tse Tung printed by Peking Printing Press Number 5. New plexiglass frame.

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Vintage 1960s Chinese Posters

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900
Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900

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H 20.75 in W 14.25 in D 1.25 in

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

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

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Pearwood

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block

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H 20.75 in W 14.25 in D 1.25 in

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block

Located in Chicago, IL

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

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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Antique Paper Press Cabinet
Antique Paper Press Cabinet

Antique Paper Press Cabinet

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H 65.5 in W 23.5 in D 15.5 in

Antique Paper Press Cabinet

Located in Dallas, TX

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 ...

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Antique 19th Century Cabinets

Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Table Legs

Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Table Legs

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H 11.42 in W 32.29 in D 5.91 in

Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Table Legs

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

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

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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

Wood and Cast Iron Bench
Wood and Cast Iron Bench

Wood and Cast Iron Bench

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H 14 in W 69 in D 11 in

Wood and Cast Iron Bench

Located in Oakville, CT

Factory step for printing press, made using oak and cast iron.

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20th Century American Industrial Benches

Materials

Iron

Chinese Block Printing Type Set, c. 1900
Chinese Block Printing Type Set, c. 1900

Chinese Block Printing Type Set, c. 1900

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H 1.5 in W 10 in D 6 in

Chinese Block Printing Type Set, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

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...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Chinese Wooden Printing Block Set, c. 1900
Chinese Wooden Printing Block Set, c. 1900

Chinese Wooden Printing Block Set, c. 1900

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H 6.25 in W 8.5 in D 1 in

Chinese Wooden Printing Block Set, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

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 ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Industrial Safe Chest of Drawers
Industrial Safe Chest of Drawers

Industrial Safe Chest of Drawers

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H 79 in W 26 in D 22 in

Industrial Safe Chest of Drawers

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautifull industrial safe chest of drawers from a Czechoslovakian printing press used to store type. With unique lock mechanism. 12 drawers with compartments

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Vintage 1940s Czech Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Beech

Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900
Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900

Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900

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H 1.25 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in

Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

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 ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Large original poster of Mao Tse Tung, People's Republic of China, circa 1960
Large original poster of Mao Tse Tung, People's Republic of China, circa 1960

Large original poster of Mao Tse Tung, People's Republic of China, circa 1960

Located in Paris, FR

Large 1960s original poster of Mao Tse Toung, People's Republic of China, printed by the n°5 printing press in Beijing. Recent framework with antireflective plexiglass.

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Vintage 1960s Chinese Modern Posters

Materials

Plexiglass, Paper

CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHI
CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHI

CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHI

Located in York County, PA

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.

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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Pair of  Wood and Steel Cabinets
Pair of  Wood and Steel Cabinets

Pair of Wood and Steel Cabinets

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H 32 in W 29.5 in D 18.5 in

Pair of Wood and Steel Cabinets

Located in Miami, FL

Pair of A and B Cabinets with Doors made of French Art Deco Wooden Block Letters from a Printing Press. The Wooden Letters have a Striking Patina.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Cabinets

Chinese Tiger Pine Yin Print Block
Chinese Tiger Pine Yin Print Block

Chinese Tiger Pine Yin Print Block

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H 22 in W 17 in D 2 in

Chinese Tiger Pine Yin Print Block

Located in Chicago, IL

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

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

1800s Desk Top Publishing
1800s Desk Top Publishing

1800s Desk Top Publishing

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H 14 in W 15 in D 11 in

1800s Desk Top Publishing

Located in Peekskill, NY

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

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Antique 19th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

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