Elrod Leads and Rules

by The Elrod Press
Published: July 24, 2017 (2 months ago)

Author: The Elrod Press

I'm a time served compositor with a large printshop keeping letterpress skills alive and well View all posts by The Elrod Press

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Latest Forum Posts

Re: Anyone Know the Value of This Frederick Ullmer Albion press?

Thanks for the quick reply.

Re: Anyone Know the Value of This Frederick Ullmer Albion press?

At the beginning of last year I was seeking a valuation on a similar 20" x 15" Albion. The answer was £2500-3000 for a complete press in good working order.

Guess the Mystery Machine - The Answer

Ruben has now got back to me on this.The item is a Mignon mechanical index typewriter for personal use Model 4 (circa 1924).The method of typing is described as follows in "Mechanik und kurze Geschichte der Schreibmaschine" by Karl Czerny: "With the ...