Our Collection
The Cincinnati Type & Print Museum has a large collection of presses and other printing equipment. We also have over 250 drawers of foundry type, various specimens of wood type, numerous woodcuts and printing plates, as well as a library and archival collection dating back to the late 1700s.
Our Current Equipment Roster
Iron Hand Presses
Platen Presses
Chandler & Price 7x11 “Old Style” (1887)
Chandler & Price 7x11 “Old Style” (Circa 1887)
Chandler & Price 8x12 “Old Style” (1900) - In Storage
Chandler & Price 8x12 “New Style” (1928)
Chandler & Price 10x15 “Old Style” (1909) - In Storage
Chandler & Price 10x15 “New Style” (1923)
Chandler & Price 12x18 “New Style” (1917)
Chandler & Price 12x18 Craftsman (1931) - In Storage
Chandler & Price 12x18 Craftsman "Rice Style" (1948)
Original Heidelberg "Windmill" - In Storage
Cylinder Presses
Miehle Vertical V-50 - In Storage
Original Heidelberg Cylinder - In Storage
Table-top Presses
Baumgarten Baltimore No. 11
Chandler & Price Pilot “Old Style”
Hohner Model D (ALFA II) 9x12
Kelsey Excelsior 3x5 (1948)
Kelsey Excelsior Mercury Model 3x5 (1958)
Sigwalt Chicago No. 10
S. B. Feuerstein & Co. Automatic Press
Showcard and Proof Presses
2 Poco No. 0 Proof Presses – 12x18”
Showcard Model DFS Press – 30x45”
Signpress Showcard & Poster Machine – 14x28”
Hot-Metal Typesetting
Ludlow Typograph (1950)
Ludlow Typograph (1954)
Bindery Equipment
Acme Steel Company Model A Stitcher
Hickok Book Press
Latham Monitor “20th Century” Stitcher
Rosback “Pony Six” Punching Machine
Miscellaneous:
Cast-Iron Copy Press (No Maker's Mark)
Elliott-Fisher Book Typewriter
Hammond (Hill-Curtis) Trim-O-Saw
Kwikprint Gold Stamping Machine
Monarch Pathfinder Model P Marking Machine
