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The Creature Walks Among Us
1956
Original Sci-Fi Vintage Poster Mint
Located in HAMPTON, AU
printing press on the upper right side of the artwork). The poster has been professionally linen backed to
Category
Vintage 1950s Australian Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Paper
Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century
Located in Ely, GB
notable inventions like an improved flushing toilet, bank note printing press, and a hydraulic press to
Category
Antique Early 1800s British Early Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s
Located in Madison, WI
mahogany and fitted with brass filigree and ink pads for printing on large industrial presses. Four
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Salvador Dali, Les Songes Drolatiques Handsigned Lithography
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Asker, 30
father bought his son his first printing press. Dali began to study art at the Royal Academy of Art in
Category
Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Fabric
Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Double
By LOWLIT COLLECTIVE
Located in Seoul, KR
-industry recycled polypropylene and polyethylene
Tecniques
Heat press, 3D Printing
Size (cm)
Width: 100
Category
2010s South Korean Modern Benches
Materials
Other
Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Single
By LOWLIT COLLECTIVE
Located in Seoul, KR
polyethylene
Tecniques
Heat press, 3D Printing
Size (cm)
Width: 58
Depth: 40
Height: 47
* Size might vary
Category
2010s South Korean Modern Benches
Materials
Other
Engravers Printing Press
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Printing Press by Peter Leisten. Complete working mechanism.
Category
Antique 19th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$2,800
Vintage Metal Printing Press Tool, Spain, circa 1970 – Original Condition
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Metal Printing Press Tool, Spain, circa 1970 – Original Condition
This vintage metal
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Rustic Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Metal
1989 1/4 Scale Gutenberg Model Printing Press Miniature Lewis McClure
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1989 ¼ scale model Gutenberg printing press from the miniature book society’s conclave
Category
Vintage 1980s Renaissance Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Oak and Brass Table Lamp Made from The Times Leader 1942 Printing Press Rollers
Located in New York, NY
from the Wilkes Barre Times Leader printing press. The 1942 Hoe printing press was 600 tons (120,000 lb
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Table Lamps
19th Century Curtis
Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press Letterpress Boston MA
Located in Milford, NH
This is a great example of a 19th century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press or Letterpress
Category
Antique 19th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely Roman bronze head mounted in marble printing stamp
A large
Category
Antique 19th Century English Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large 1960s Original Poster of Mao Tse Tung
By Peking Printing Press Number 5
Located in Paris, FR
Large 1960s original poster of Mao Tse Tung printed by Peking Printing Press Number 5. New
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Posters
Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Pearwood
Chinese Sunflower Printing Block
Located in Chicago, IL
Hundreds of years before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Paper Press Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper press cabinet was designed for the small printing press operation, usually in a
Category
Antique 19th Century Cabinets
Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Table Legs
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Originally from a printing press. Very heavy, around 40 kg each.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Wood and Cast Iron Bench
Located in Oakville, CT
Factory step for printing press, made using oak and cast iron.
Category
20th Century American Industrial Benches
Materials
Iron
$1,800
Chinese Block Printing Type Set, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
technology, expanding the range of influence of the written word. Though the printing press is said to have
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Chinese Wooden Printing Block Set, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
sutras and good spirits. Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Industrial Safe Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifull industrial safe chest of drawers from a Czechoslovakian printing press used to store
Category
Vintage 1940s Czech Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech
Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
sutras and good spirits.
Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHI
Located in York County, PA
Columbian Printing Press had a solid, cast iron, neoclassical eagle as a counter weight. It balanced on the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of Wood and Steel Cabinets
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of A and B Cabinets with Doors made of French Art Deco Wooden Block Letters from a Printing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Cabinets
Chinese Tiger Pine Yin Print Block
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Cypress
1800s Desk Top Publishing
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is not a toy... It's a real hand operated printing press. These were used print anything from
Category
Antique 19th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Vintage Iggy Pop Zig Zag Magazine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
first edition rolled off the printing presses on 16 April 1969. The magazine was noted for its thorough
Category
Vintage 1970s Decorative Art
Framed Limited Edition
Two Golden Mona Lisas
Lithograph
Located in Chicago, IL
. Printed in the LR corner is the name and seal of the German printing press who created the lithograph
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Hamilton Printer
s 20 Drawer Typeset Industrial Cabinet c.1920-1930
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
printing presses, where the larger capital letters were stored in a separate compartment on the top ("upper
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique 36 Drawer Printer
s Typeset Industrial Cabinet c.1910-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
" and "lower case" originate from the layout of old printing presses, where the larger capital letters
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
"Diary of the American Revolution" by Frank Moore, Two Volumes, 1860
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
-supporting Whigs as well as the loyalist Tories, printing presses didn’t always do the same. Fierce arguments
Category
Antique 1860s American Books
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Modern Framed Abraham Lincoln After Salvador Dali Embossed Litho 70s
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
1923 Dali's father bought his son his first printing press. He began to study art at the Royal Academy
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Hamilton Printer
s 24 Drawer Industrial Cabinet c.1920-1930
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
"lower case" originate from the layout of old printing presses, where the larger capital letters were
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
The Marvel Comics Library, Spider-Man, Vol. 1, 1962–1964. XXL Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing—as if hot off of a world-class 1960s printing press. Three
Category
2010s Books
Materials
Faux Leather, Paper
The Marvel Comics Library, Spider-Man, Vol. 1. 1962–1964 Collector
s Edition
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing—as if hot off of a world-class 1960s printing press
Category
2010s European Books
Materials
Aluminum
17th Century Nuremberg Etched Steel Casket
Located in New Orleans, LA
evolution of firearms, and locking mechanisms such as the one in this casket. Both a printing press and an
Category
Antique 17th Century German Renaissance Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Framed Salvador Dali Signed Drypoint Etching 1960s Grenade
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Municipal Drawing School. In 1923 Dali's father bought his son his first printing press. He began to study
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Large Original Antique Bronze Sculpture, Presumably William Caxton, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
presumably captures a standing figure of William Caxton, the 15th Century English inventor of the printing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Romas Viesulas Overpass X Signed Contemporary Abstract Lithograph on Paper 1970
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
print was created for the 35th Venice Biennale in the American Pavilion. There was a printing press
Category
Vintage 1970s American Prints
Materials
Paper
Silhouette "THE FOUR SEASONS" Gold Print in Original Frame by Fidus, Circa 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
that worked well on the black-and-white printing press.
His were lively silhouettes, much in demand by
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian Prints
Materials
Glass
Silhouette "The Four Seasons" Print in Original Frame by Fidus, circa 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
on the black-and-white printing press.
His were lively silhouettes, much in demand by publishers
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian Prints
Materials
Paper
THE FOUR SEASONS Silhouette "Spring" Print in Original Frame by Fidus
By dsignedby 1
Located in Van Nuys, CA
-white printing press.
His were lively silhouettes, much in demand by publishers of the new
nudist
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Folding Fan, Circa 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
powered the printing press that created copies of the Exhibition’s daily newspaper.
The Centennial
Category
Antique 1870s Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Tiki Style Witco Dining Table With Leaf by William Westenhaver
By Witco, William Westenhaver / Witco
Located in Chattanooga, TN
interesting and unique in the way it evokes the look of an old printing press. Solid cedar from top to bottom
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Marvel Comics Library, Avengers, Vol. 1. 1963–1965, Famous First Edition Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
world-class 1960s printing press.
Accompanying the stories are an original foreword by Marvel Studios
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
21th Digital French Printing in Platinum Palladium, "Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
By Gilles Bossier
Located in Valladolid, ES
his dream of becoming a photojournalist. He learned the basics of his trade in a press photo printing
Category
2010s French Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Painting, View of Norton Hall, Northamptonshire by Henry John Boddington
By Henry John Boddington
Located in Essex, MA
house to his own taste on his coming of age in 1828. He established his own printing press there as
Category
Antique 19th Century English Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas
32 Star Minnesota Statehood, 1858-1859 Press Dyed Flag
Located in York County, PA
CONNECTICUT INFANTRY, AN UNUSUAL EXAMPLE WITH WOVEN STRIPES AND PRESS-DYED STARS, POSSIBLY MADE IN NEW YORK BY
Category
Antique 1850s Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
"Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, Easton Press Collector
s First Edition, 1978
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. Norwalk: Easton Press, 1978. First edition, first printing
Category
Vintage 1970s American Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th Century Cabinet of Curiosities
Located in New Orleans, LA
scientific discovery. With the advent of the printing press and an explosion of European explorations in the
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
34 Star Civil War Period Flag with Unusual Woven Stripes and Press Dyed Stars
Located in York County, PA
would have made the fabric easier to press-dye. Printing on 100% wool is costly and difficult. Even
Category
Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Illustrated, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
.
The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued
Category
Antique 1880s American Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Leather, Paper
Virgin with Child and little bird. Oil on panel. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
first assembled by a Franciscan from the city of Cologne earlier. Thanks to the printing press, numerous
Category
Antique 16th Century European Renaissance Religious Items
Materials
Other
Charles Roth 1980 Three Sided Conversation Black
White Aquatint Etching 48"
Located in Dayton, OH
scrap printing press parts and various other mechanical pieces, sheet metal, and an assortment of
Category
Vintage 1980s Prints
Materials
Paper
Charles Roth 1974 Black
White 1921 Man in Suit Bowtie Aquatint Etching 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
size at 48” x 72”, and was made from scrap printing press parts and various other mechanical pieces
Category
Vintage 1970s Prints
Materials
Paper
The Holy Bible, Standard Edition, Illustrated Family Bible, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
two stunning decorative pewter clasps.
The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of
Category
Antique 1880s American Late Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Holy Bible, Edited by Rev. John Eadie, Illustrated, circa 1880s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
original brass clasps and corner clips.
The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books
Category
Antique 1880s Books
Materials
Gold, Brass
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