Not only are days getting longer and daffodils peeping above the ground, but the Art Hospital is getting ready to take the printing press to the streets!
So, here is the 6″ x 10″ Kelsey tabletop printing press.
Just out of sight is a chase (a metal frame used to hold the type or printing blocks in place) and some brand new rollers.
Kelseys were initially made to be a “portable press,” allowing people for the first time to economically print their own publications. This was waaaayyy before zines, kids. Clocking in at about 100 pounds, it might not sound very convenient now, but we think it’ll still be pretty handy once it’s safely installed in the van.
What we need now is ink, paper, some linoleum blocks to cut, and gasoline!
