Letterpress is a great way to learn about type and to get away from the computer and work with your hands.

I have a friend in Houston that is wanting to sell his Vandercook SP15. The largest plate size is 14 x 18, sheet size is 14.75 x 20. It's an excellent press for poster work, broadsides and book work.

Bed: 15" × 31½"
Maximum sheet: 14¾" × 20"
Maximum form: 14" × 18"
Floor space: 2'8" × 5'9"
Net weight: 705 lb.

SP stands for Simple Precision and was "a low priced precision test press" series (1968 Vandercook catalog). Sometimes they used a hyphen between SP and the number, and sometimes they didn't.

This press was used to produce a perfect proof of a handset form which was then made into a photo-litho plate for eventual offset mass reproduction. "In other words, this machine occupies the very specific and narrow period in which printing used both manual skills and photo offset automation."

If your interested in this press give me a call, 469 742 0080

Casey McGarr
Inky Lips Letterpress