equipment in use at the Excelsior Press

Update 12/27/19

This original G.P. Gordon platen press & the 3x5 Kelsey Excelsior have been donated to the .918 Club of Lancaster, PA
The type case rack will be used as parts for a restoration at The Excelsior Press
The typewriters have been donated to the Printing Museum in Boston.

All that is left is Mr. Premako's 1946 NCR Cash Register - available for $650





Complete Letterpress Shop in Glen Gardner, NJ
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Gordon Press

1870's "Franklin" style G.P. Gordon Platen Press

Susan's father was primarily a photographer, but did his own printing as well as some work on the side. He began printing with this press in 1948.
George Phineas Gordon built it circa 1870-1890

This press is in very good condition and needs only some cleaning and oiling and optimally, a treadle instead of the single-speed motor.

Gordon Press Name plate

G.P. Gordon Name Plate


Hamilton City Stand Type Case Rack
Hamilton City Stand Type Case Rack
Furniture and Reglet Cabinets
Furniture and  Reglet Cabinets
Gordon Press, rear view
Gordon Press, rear view
3x5 Kelsey Excelsior Press
3x5 Kelsey Excelsior Press

needs only rollers and some tlc to be usable.
Underwood Typewriter
Underwood Typewriter
Smith Corona Typewriter
Smith Corona Typewriter
Smith Corona Electric Typewriter
Smith Corona Electric Typewriter

Frank Premako Business Card
Frank Premako Business Card
Newspaper article about Franik Premko
Local Newspaper article about Frank Premako, photographer
1946 Wooden NCR Cash Register

Wooden Cash Register - 1946 National Cash Register (NCR)

This is the cash register that Mr. Premako used in his business in Perth Amboy, NJ - for over fifty years, beginning in 1948.
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Please Contact us or contact Susan directly at 908 752-3399.



Note: The shop consists of a Genuine G,.P. Gordon Platen Press, one cabinet of (pretty well-used) type, a furniture cabinet and various other items.



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page last updated November 4, 2019


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