A bookbinding press for sale, Yo! We have this book press that we never
use, and it's been sitting there for at least several years. There's
absolutely nothing wrong with it, but we just don't use it as we have 9
other presses that do our tasks. The bindery is small, so having things
that we don't need is a waste of space! Thus, I thought we should just
get rid of it. I had found someone who was interested in buying this
press, but she had to postpone the transaction due to a sudden family
issue. Well, it really doesn't matter who owns it, as long as he/she
actually uses it. So, I just posted this on Bookbinder's Toolbox,
where bookbinder's buy / sell bookbinding tools and equipments.
(Bookbinder's classified ad website) Anyway, if any of you who's reading
this is interested in purchasing it, let me know. I'll let my master
know about it.
This is a perfectly working bookbinding press which doesn't need any refurbishing. The size is 12.5"H x 18"W x 11.5"D.
This is a perfectly working bookbinding press which doesn't need any refurbishing. The size is 12.5"H x 18"W x 11.5"D.
---UPDATE: 07/17/2012---
This book press has been sold to a book artist, Ms. Gardner from Berkeley, CA. Her websites are casey-oona.com, and Set in Motion press
The package is ready to be shipped tomorrow. (Our bindery cat is guarding the package for us.)
Wow, I so wish I lived near you! I would love this... Never mind, I am sure something will turn up locally, if I wait patiently.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, I hope you find a buyer very soon.
Hi Lizzie,
DeleteYeah, I'm sure Europe has more antique book presses than the States, so something will show up on the market. Cast Iron book presses are super heavy, so shipping won't be cheap, and also, if the shipper isn't good at packaging it securely, it will break like a glass! We once bought an equipment with a cast iron base on eBay, and it arrived with a shattered base because the seller did a horrible job packaging it. It's always best to pick up things like that in person!
There is something so beautiful about the old cast iron presses. They are as much art as function but perhaps that's just because I love the look of cast iron and I love books? As much as I'd want to use one of the cast iron presses I'd probably want to show it off in my living room with my bookcases. Oh to have too many of them, wow.
ReplyDeleteHi there. My company is looking for someone to custom-bind a couple hundred books, using driftwood. The books will already be stitched by the printer. My name is Jack Wright, and my email is jack@exitzero.us. Look forward to hearing from you.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Mr. Wright,
DeletePlease e-mail me with specifics in terms of the time frame and the design. Some conceptual sketches (jpg.) might be helpful.
And just to let you know that everything we do at our bindery is done by hand, so we don't compete with machines speed wise.
Looking forward to your response.
Regards,
MHR
bookbinderschronicle@gmail.com