I found this old press in an antique shop i paid $ 140
I figured it would be an easy fix! the rollers were a combination of what i found on eBay (Steel Parts) and McMaster Carr (Rubber Part)
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From Smithsonian:
This self-inking lever press was made by the Kelsey Press Company of Meriden, Connecticut during the mid-twentieth century. The press has a height of 18 inches a width of 12 inches and a length of 23 inches; its chase measures 5 inches by 8 inches.
William A. Kelsey started making inexpensive presses for amateurs in 1872, as a calculated challenge to the three existing amateur presses: the Novelty, the Cottage, and the Lowe. Kelsey’s Excelsior became the longest-lasting press on the market, continuing in production from Meriden until 1990. Its basic mechanical form-a toggle lever-was settled by 1874, though the style of the body changed many times over the next 100 years. Another long-lasting feature of the early press was a chase with closed bottom in the form of a tray, to save the amateur from pied type.
6 сен 2024