Letterpress Altered Logo T-Shirts

T-shirts offered are super heavyweight 100% pre-shrunk cotton manufactured by Gildan. Loose, comfortable fit—great letterpress printing shirts (your mileage may vary). Available in unisex style S M L XL 2XL 3XL while they last. Limited serigraph printings. In stock and shipping.

Garment color is charcoal (purple-gray—same color as the old Vandercook press manuals). Black imaging, centered, upper chest. Logo measures 5-1/2 inches wide in the largest size.

Garment color is natural (off white). Black imaging, centered, upper chest. Logo measures 9-3/4 inches wide in the largest size.

Available direct from The Bieler Press. $19.95 (California residents add $1.65 state sales tax). Shipping: USPS Priority Rate, $4.80. PayPal payment accepted.

Type-High-Pie paper weight [new]

We are offering this little gem for a very limited time. These are handcast by Ninja Press Castings and each is unique in appearance, dependent upon the artisan’s whim. I flipped when I first laid eyes on the prototypes. They are delightful.

This is one solid piece completely made from discarded metal printing type. Type bodies are visible on surface and occasional characters can be seen on the sides, as well as emerging from the surface. Each weighs between 19 to 20 ounces. They measure 2-9/16 inches in diameter at the top, 2-3/16 inches at bottom (slanted for easy handling).

They actually do measure +/- type height (.918) from bottom to upper lip and have fabric attached to bottom to prevent marking.

A special gift for your favored letterpress printer, book artist, or bookbinder.

These can be ordered direct from The Bieler Press for $19.95 (plus $1.65 state sales tax for California residents). Priority insured shipping is $6.50 (US). Inquire regarding International shipping rates. PayPal payment accepted.

In stock and shipping.

Metal foundry type collections

Offered is an extraordinary healthy collection of as new European foundry type:

Dominante, designed by Johannes Schweitzer in 1959 and cast by Ludwig & Mayer. Roman: 12-, 14-, 16-, 20-, 24-, 28-, 36-, 48-pt. Italic: 14-, 16-, 20-, 24-, 28-, 36-pt. Bold: 14-, 16-, 20-, 24-, 28-, 36-, 42-pt. There are 28 cases (including one case with type in wrappers, and extra sort case as shown). 1,080+ pounds.

Also available are several rare and hard-to-find metal typefaces from various domestic and foreign foundries. The fonts are in very good to as new condition.

Bulletin Typewriter (BB&S) 18-, 24-, 36-pt in 4 cases (155+ pounds)
Domino (Ludwig & Mayer) 20-, 30-, 54-pt in 2 cases (65+ pounds, as new)
Folio Medium Extended (Bauer) 24-, 30-, 36-, 42-, 54-, 66-pt in 6 cases (260+ pounds)
Information Grotesque (Klingspor) 24-, 42-, 66-pt in 3 cases (100+ pounds)
Lydian (ATF) 84-, 96-pt in 4 cases (110 pounds)
Nubian (ATF) 6-, 18-, 24-, 60-, 72-pt in 5 cases (180 pounds)

Vandercook roller cores: SP20 / Universal I

Never used form roller cores for the Vandercook SP-20 [2 available].

Form roller cores (with old rubber) for the Vandercook Universal I [4 available]. The latter were a direct purchase from Vandercook so the placement of the rubber is at spec.

Barcham Green Tovil handmade paper

One of the finest of papers for the fine press printer, this paper has not been made since 1987, with the closure of the 182 year old Hayle Mill.

In 1995 (with no quantity discounts allowed and without regard to condition), Tovil was selling for $6 per sheet (New York Central Paper Supply) as a “vintage” paper.

Cream colored. Cold pressed. Neutral pH. 4 deckles. 15.5 x 20.5 inches. Laid, four watermarks. Text weight: 25 lbs per ream (110 gr). 98 sheets (watermark, 1980).

Watermarks are: stained glass window-like image of Christ, logo comprised of swash initials BGP and year of manufacture, open hand with small cross above it, the word “hand-made.”

This was a direct mill purchase (these are “firsts”) and the stock is in excellent condition. Sold as a lot only.

Green Die Sealer 8 Ounce Bottle

This is a permanent yet flexible sealer for dies. This is also used to seal the edges of a PVC Adhesive Sheet (Mactac) or Magback Sheet on the platen of a photopolymer platemaking machine. Used following installation of replacement sheet or as repair to existing sheet. Also used to seal PVC carrier sheet. New, unopened, available while supply lasts. $29.95 plus shipping.

Honeywell Micro Switch BZE6-2RN2

Several Honeywell BZE6-2RN2 Micro Switches are available. New in opened box. Includes installation instructions, screws, and housing, as issued. These are the adjustable roller lever, side mount type as used on Vandercook Universal Power presses. PDF of specs available. $49.95 each.

CosmoTronic 20/40 ballasts for A&V Orbital VIII photopolymer platemaking machines

Currently available [limited stock]: CosmoTronic 20/40 ballasts [electronic ballasts for discharge lamps]. These are dip-switchable for either 20, 30, or 40 watts. 170-240 volts, 50/60 hz. These were manufactured by Kosmedico in Stuttgart, Germany, but are no longer available.

These are used and either purchased as such from Anderson & Vreeland or pulled in stable working condition from our Anderson & Vreeland Orbital VIII photopolymer platemaker (120 volts) as the result of a complete rewiring of the machine’s ballast board and the installation of a different type of ballast. Each ballast was powering a TLK40W/10R lamp and is thusly dip-switched.

Sold as replacements for defunct or malfunctioning ballasts in a similarly configured machine. Anderson & Vreeland no longer stocks this nor any similarly configured replacement ballast.

Letterpress metal spacing material

Large lot (74 pounds) of Monotype metal spacing material in small pica (11-pt). Spacing ranges from 5.5 to-the-em to em quad. Originally purchased for the production of a book-length manuscript (very clean and sorted). Cast by the Press and Letterfoundry of Michael & Winifred Bixler.

Small sets of large point size foundry-cast script spacing material: 42-pt, 48-pt, 54-pt, 60-pt, 84-pt. Total of 25 pounds. This is used in setting foundry script where the letterforms extend beyond the boundary of the body.

Large amount of metal type spacing material for sale in the form of medium to large point size quads: 24-pt em (11.75 pounds), 30-pt em (23.50 pounds), 36-pt em (9.50 pounds), 48-pt em, (11.50 pounds), and 48-pt x 36-pt (16.25 pounds).

Usuzumi Japanese paper

Available from The Bieler Press are several colors of Usuzumi Japanese paper. Remaining colors and quantities:
227 blue-green (turquoise)
478 purple
506 orange
527 blue

This was made from recycled calligraphy paper (fairly smooth on one side, slight bit of texture on the other) and is a very durable text weight (40± lbs per ream). Extremely color fast. Non-acidic. Very useful as endsheets and a great letterpress paper; prints well without dampening. It also prints without problem with a laser printer. Size is 21.5 x 31 inches. This paper was discontinued in 1996.

Repackaged (mixed quantities/colors):
1-99 sheets $1.25 per sheet; 100+ sheets $1.00 per sheet.

100 sheet bundles (one color each bundle):
1-4 bundles: $87.50 per bundle (broken bundle overage per color at .75 per sheet); 5+ bundles: $75.00 per bundle (broken bundle overage per color at .675 per sheet).

Metal type cabinet with 24 type cases

Offered is steel flattop type cabinet with 24 steel-font standard size type cases. Cases are empty blanks ideal for storing wood type, engravings, plates, paper materials, etc.

Cases are all identical. Cabinet has Wolfer Printing Supply (Los Angeles) brass tag (a distributor for Hamilton).

In good condition. Cases are clean. LA pickup only.