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Rare Letterpress with Type - Morgan Line-O-Scribe - $5,000 (SE near Lents/Zenger Farm)
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Was originally the Portland Nordstroms press for advertisement. Rollers replaced approximately 12 years ago. Time to move this beautiful vintage press on to a new studio!
It breaks down wonderfully and I have moved this press alone several times.
Inventory and dimensions include:
Letterpress completely assembled: 57”tall x 33.5 deep x58” wide
The press is composed of two identical sized smaller type cabinets, and a topper straddles them. A type rack sits inside this topper, and then the press is placed on the front surface of the topper. It breaks down really well for transport and individually the majority of the items included are manageable to move with one strong person, but the topper is best with two as it is just a little large and unwieldily for one person. The press portion is the heaviest item, and also should be lifted by two people.
ITEM 1:
Topper 29.75” tall 33.5” deep and 58” wide
ITEM 2:
Angled type rack 13 x 21.5 x 54” is removable
ITEM 3:
Press 16” wide x 51” long x 2.5-8” tall (height is generally short but the roller sits at the hight of about 8”
ITEMS 4 & 5:
Type cabinets 2x
15 wide x 23” deep x 28” tall
Left Cabinet Contents:
Murray Hill 36 lead
Murray hill 72 lead
3 drawers large font lead type (unknown font but guessing Bodoni)
6 drawers partially full of wood furniture and leading
Galley tray, composing sticks 2x, chase, quoins 2x and key
Right side Contents:
Manual
11 drawers wood type
Two drawers wood furniture
ITEM 6:
24 drawer Hamilton type cabinet
21.5 deep x 35” wide x 43” tall
Hamilton Type Cabinet Contents:
18pt formal script
6pt copperplate gothic light
6 pt bank gothic medium
6pt no. 11 & 12 bank gothic
14 pt tempo black extended italic
10 pt unknown maybe times new Roman
18pt times new Roman
8 pt ultra Bodoni
14 pt ultra Bodoni italic
30 pt Bodoni italic
18pt Bodoni italic
38 pt McGraw
18pt ultra Bodoni
24 pt Bodoni italic
24pt ultra Bodoni
30 pt Bodoni italic
30 pt ultra Bodoni
36 pt ultra Bodoni
48 pt ultra Bodoni (2 drawers)
7 empty drawers (for packages of type not yet put away)
ITEMS 7+
Two metal press/ink covers each 16.5” x 17” x 4.25” tall
Large tray of leading (on press currently) + One empty tray
Packaged type (not in drawers):
18pt ultra Bodoni italic
8pt ultra bodini italic
12 pt ultra bodoni Roman
12 pt ultra bodoni italic
10 pt ultra Bodoni Roman
14 pt Murray hill
14 pt ultra Bodoni
8 pt ultra Bodoni (3 sets)
8 pt ultra bodini italic
10 pt ultra Bodoni italic
8 pt ultra bodoni italic caps
6 pt ultra bodoni
6 pt ultra bodoni italic
18pt Murray hill
Mixed (not sorted) bags of type:
6pt bank gothic medium
6pt copperplate gothic light 2x
*I have a few more fronts that I can add in as well if interested, they’re fonts someone didn’t want so they aren’t sorted…
Package 14pt spacing
Package 18pt spacing
Multiple boxes misc sized lead spacing
Cash only, serious inquiries only.