Kelsey Excelsior 3x5 Printing Press
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- In this video we will take a look at the museum's Kelsey Excelsior 3×5 Printing Press. The Kelsey Company of Meriden, Connecticut was founded in 1872 by William A. Kelsey. This particular press was manufactured in November of 1948.
Had my own income with one of these, in my early teens. So much fun! Business cards, Christmas cards, stationery, lottery tickets. Lowball pricing, but the grownups in the local industry didn't mind. In young adulthood, parlayed my experience for good union pay on a web offset press.
About to work on a Kelsey now! What a great video- hopefully I’ll get to visit one day ♥️
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I have this same Kelsey, but my rollers do not clear the ink well, but hit it instead.
What needs adjustment and how can I do it?
These presses are very valuable.....
They are very popular among letterpress enthusiasts. We are fortunate to have two of them at the museum.
Great and informative video!
We are glad you liked it!
I have that exact press, I got it when I was 12. It's at my parent's house.
They are great little presses. We would love to one day have a classroom set of these.
That is a nice platen press. I recently bought a little 3x5 press too. I would like to know manufacture of it and year made. Can't seem to find my exact one though.
Thank you for watching our video!
We would be glad to help you identify your press, if we can. Feel free to send an email to Info@CincinnatiTypePrintMuseum.org.
*Cincinnati Type & Print Museum.*
1. You should have given the year when Kelsey started making printing machines.
2. The ink disc is called an "ink fountain", not a "thing" as you described it.
3. The "chase" is packed with "furniture", not "pieces of wood" as you described it.
4. You didn't plain down the letterpress block before fully tightening the "coin(s)".
5. The metal frame is called a "forme" when filled with "furniture" and printing block, etc. The metal frame is called a "chase", only when it's empty.
An ink fountain is different. It's an attachment that gradually adds more ink to the ink disk. "Coin" is spelled quoin.
@@oprion
Okay, but at least I initially called it a disc, which is still better than calling it a "thing". And I accept your correction with the spelling of quoin.
It is expensive to buy the old one, is there a design drawing that can be copied by cnc
Una máquina Bella hija de la máquina de Pedal y que hace maravillas.
Thank you! We also have larger presses, both pedal and electric.
Intentaré hacerme una impresora, qué me aconseja Minerva o cilíndrica? Tamaño sustrato 11X 15cm soy impresor pronto estoy fuera.
I actually have one of these presses and a couple sets of type. It is in working condition (at least is was when it was packed up 20 years ago) but will need new rollers. Do you know of any persons, clubs who might be interested in purchasing this press. Failing that do you know of a worthy organization I could donate it to, perhaps for display, with credits to my dad??
Do you still have your press? Interested in selling?
@@Nupilot I do and I am. Send me your email and I will send you some pictures. I'm looking for $1000 OBO. It includes two or three sets of type but I will have to take a look at what they are (the press belonged to my father). It comes with a chase, coins and spacers. It will need new rollers but I can give you a source for them.
Briar press. Google them they have classifieds to sell these.
What kind of paint can we use for this machine?
Thank you for watching our video. We do not restore presses, so I am not sure what the best paint would be.
If you are referring to the ink used to print, any ink designed for letterpress printing will work. We typically use oil based inks made by a company here in Cincinnati.
@jaquesadv.
It's called "ink", not "paint", you ignoramus!
From where we can buy this machine?
Unfortunately, these presses have not been made since the 1970s. You can sometimes find them for sale from a local collector/printer.
Can i do die cut on this?
No you can't, too small to make the cut. If leaned on for cutting the iron could fracture.
You might still be able to score though.
¿Qué está al fondo de tu izquierda?
Why are you exercising your arm to spread the ink across the disk? Think how would you top up the disk when all the ink is used? Answer, use a smaller roller to spread the ink over the disk the first time and for every top up after that. It is a screw chase, why not demonstrate locking up with the screws?
Thank you for watching our video. As with many things, there is more than one way to operate this press. We typically like using the rollers on the press itself so we do not have to clean up a separate hand roller. As for the chase, we like to use a quion for ease and consistency with our larger presses. I apologize for not mentioning the screws that can be used instead. That may be a great topic for a future video.
- Jacob M. Simpson, Assistant Director & Curator
@@cincinnatitypeprintmuseum2244 I do likewise! Who needs another roller to clean up?
@@oprion
Too much effort to clean a little hand-roller?
Considerable.@@redblade8160