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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Student of Big Sky Blue This Sounds Like a Great Idea. But how big are these passes usually? Business Card Size? Mr. Boudreau, I am a collector of all things "Stuff my grandfather would have used" Would you be willing to part with that printing press and if so how much? [/quote] James: Many of today's passes are indeed on business card paper, they now come 10 on a sheet of light card that you can print all at once in your computer printer. They are lightly scored so you can break the individual ones apart. In the past when they were printed on a press, they came in all sizes, the most popular being the somewhat larger round corner cards. These #63 cards used to come in boxes of 500, but are now very difficult if not impossible to locate. At least I couldn't find any ten years ot so ago. I sure would like to sell off all of my printing outfit, but it's really not practical. The press itself is made from cast iron and probably weighs about 15-20 pounds. It's all of the other stuff that goes with it that is really big - furniture sized - that is a problem to dispose of. I recently posted a message on a printing e-mail list inquiring if anyone in the New England or Eastern Canada area might be interested in the outfit, and who could come and pick it up. They'd need at a minimum a minivan. No takers at all. I have two large type cabinets with drawers full of movable type that take up most of the room. And I actually have three printing presses - two similar ones and a differrent one, all about the same size. This is what my hand operated Kelsey 3" by 5" press looks like, without any type or ink on the rollers: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/railfan/Printing%20Equip/KelseyPress1c.jpg[/IMG] The 3" by 5" refers to the amount of area in which the type will print. This can be used on larger sheets of paper for letterheads, but the printing can only be 5 inches wide. Thanks anyway for your question! Bob Boudreau
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