C&P Old Style Press 7x11

The older of the two, this C&P floor model press was made in 1898 in Cleveland, Ohio. It is operated by foot treadle, therefore requires no electricity to run. I acquired this press without rollers or a treadle back in 2011, and it took some time to fully restore since this model is quite rare (they only made about 3,400 of them before discontinuing production in 1913). Once I found the last part a few years later, I added a beautiful piece of local black walnut wood for the feed table. Working on this press is an absolute joy, and I’m so glad she’s back in operation.

C&P NEW Style Press 10x15

The “newer” of the two, this larger C&P floor model press was made in 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio. It is operated by small motor and pulley. I acquired this press from a retiring female (!) printer without rollers in winter 2022, and after a busy wedding season I was able to get it up and running in summer 2022. I then swapped out both feed tables with some nice local oak. This is a wonderful press, and so much fun to work on.

more studio equipment

Some years ago I answered an ad to purchase a small guillotine cutter from a closing family business in a nearby town. Their father was a printer who ran his printing operation out of their basement for decades, and had since passed away. They had a lot of equipment for sale that I couldn't use, but I was so happy to find this nice cutter and an antique acme floor model saddle stitch stapler with foot operated pedal.

 Any letterpress printed item you order from Moontree Letterpress is produced in-house on one of these two beautiful antique presses.