Print Shop in Memphis, Tennessee
Contact Ritchie Schumann, [email protected]
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Presses:
8x12 Chandler and Price Old Style with added motor and a brass counter
working condition, treadle not attached but likely in the shop
7 1/2x11” Pearl treadle press with treadle, rollers shot but can be recovered
14x21” bed Line-o-scribe proof press
Challenge Paper Cutter, style H, size 193, serial number 8136
Type Cabinets (see numbers in photos, sample drawers shown for each):
#1 Wooden with miscellaneous 22” drawers, lots of Hamilton ones
29 drawer, one empty, one incomplete font, the rest full fonts.
#2 Full matching wooden Hamilton cabinet, 24 drawers at 22”
2 empty drawers, the rest are very full fonts
#3 Beautiful cherry colored wooden cabinet, fully matching 22” drawers with rounded drawer pulls
15 drawers, 2 empty, mostly small and very full fonts
#4 Hamilton green wooden cabinet with 24 all matching green drawers, 26 1/2” width
2 empty drawers, 1 partial font, I partial but almost full neat art deco font
the rest of the drawers are full fonts, mostly small to medium
#5 Metal cabinet full width with miscellaneous metal drawers,
13 with full fonts (sometimes two or three capitals only fonts), 1 partial decorative capitals,
5 empty drawers
#6 Metal cabinet full width, non matching drawers. 9 drawers, mostly decorative capitals, multiple
sets in each drawer. Most but not all are complete sets
#7 Metal cabinet full width, non matching drawers. 21 drawers, some capital fonts, mostly full fonts
in smaller sizes
#8 Grey metal matching cabinet with 28 drawers, 24” wide. All full fonts, some with more letters than others, several sizes of Verona and Universe medium plus other assorted fonts
#9 Smaller tabletop matching grey metal cabinet, 5 drawers 17 ½' each
partially full of ornaments and borders
#10 Grey metal, full width, 22 matching drawers
1 empty drawer, 2 with spacers and ornaments, the rest with full fonts XS to small, lots of letters
#11 see below
#12 see below
#13 Metal cabinet full 32” width, 22 non matching drawers. I drawer with small ornaments, 1 partial font, mostly full fonts including French Antique, several sizes each of Encore, Peignot, Newport, and Czarin
#14 Metal shelves with sized metal bar spacers
#15 Metal cabinet full width, 22 mostly matching Hamilton drawers (3 outliers). I incomplete font,
1 skimpy font, many generous fonts. 3 sizes of Shadow, the rest unlabelled
#16 12 drawer full width wooden Hamilton cabinet (2 drawers with different pulls, but all Hamilton)
1 drawer with borders and ornaments, several full fonts with angled in tops, several regular,
all full sets, including several sizes of Palace Roman
#17 12 drawer full width wooden Hamilton cabinet (1 drawers with a Keystone pull, the rest Hamilton)
all full sets of fonts, including several sizes of Garamond
#18 Green metal cabinet with 24 wood drawers in three colors, 22” wide, all of them Hamilton. Small to medium fonts, mostly generous and a few skimpy but complete
#19 Green metal cabinet with 24 drawers in three colors, 22” wide, all of them Hamilton with matching pulls and various drawer colors.
#20 Metal cabinet with 24 drawers in multiple colors but matching Hamilton pulls. Two empty drawers, the rest include some Stymie, Legend, Delphin in various sizes plus other assorted fonts.
#21 Metal cabinet with 24 drawers 22” wide. One empty drawer, otherwise ornaments plus a few bigger carved blocks. Small set of calendar numbers
#22 Small metal case with 10 22” wide wooden drawers, somewhat rickety circular pulls. Three empties and several skimpy drawers. A few full fonts
#23 Wooden cabinet with wooden 22” wide drawers. !0 slots for drawers, 3 missing, 2 empty, the rest with full fonts
#24 Metal cabinet full 32” width, 24 non matching mostly metal faced drawers. 7 empty, various sizes
of Mistral, Lydian, and other assorted fonts
#25 Metal cabinet full 32” width, 24 non matching drawers. Fonts include Bookman, Engraved, and
Victorian Italic among others.
#26 Metal cabinet full 32” width, 24slots for non matching drawers. 2 drawers are missing (though there are extras around the print shop), 22 have full fonts, including Kennerly, Elegante, Invitation shaded, and Goudy open
Non type case furniture and other extras (lettered):
A Wooden cabinet with 20 slanted shelves (a job case?). Narrow and tall
B Wooden job case with 16 pull out shelves, full of various projects with type and ornaments and 10 chases for the C&P
C Metal 20 drawer cabinet. 7” wooden drawers with spacers (4 drawers) and ornaments (the rest)
D Small wooden cabinet with mismatched drawers, four of them chock full of ornaments (more ornaments sitting on top in loose drawers
E 16 extra C&P chases plus oil cans
F 2 cigar boxes of spacers
G Metal shelving with stacked metal spacers in order by size
H Three small plastic table top cabinets full of ornaments
I Small table top cabinet with 30 tiny drawers with tiny ornaments
J Slightly bigger table top cabinet with small ornaments
K Metal cabinet with 48 numbered job trays that pull out. Some empty, most have ornaments
L (first images 2902, 3, & 4, not labelled in photo) Metal job cabinet with mostly empty slots but some shelves with ornaments
Also these got numbered in the first pass, but aren't actually type cabinets:
#11 50 slot double cabinet of job trays with ornaments, borders, and miscellaneous jobs and type
#12 50 slot double cabinet of job trays with ornaments, borders, and miscellaneous jobs and type
Contact Ritchie Schumann, [email protected]
Scroll down for photos.
Presses:
8x12 Chandler and Price Old Style with added motor and a brass counter
working condition, treadle not attached but likely in the shop
7 1/2x11” Pearl treadle press with treadle, rollers shot but can be recovered
14x21” bed Line-o-scribe proof press
Challenge Paper Cutter, style H, size 193, serial number 8136
Type Cabinets (see numbers in photos, sample drawers shown for each):
#1 Wooden with miscellaneous 22” drawers, lots of Hamilton ones
29 drawer, one empty, one incomplete font, the rest full fonts.
#2 Full matching wooden Hamilton cabinet, 24 drawers at 22”
2 empty drawers, the rest are very full fonts
#3 Beautiful cherry colored wooden cabinet, fully matching 22” drawers with rounded drawer pulls
15 drawers, 2 empty, mostly small and very full fonts
#4 Hamilton green wooden cabinet with 24 all matching green drawers, 26 1/2” width
2 empty drawers, 1 partial font, I partial but almost full neat art deco font
the rest of the drawers are full fonts, mostly small to medium
#5 Metal cabinet full width with miscellaneous metal drawers,
13 with full fonts (sometimes two or three capitals only fonts), 1 partial decorative capitals,
5 empty drawers
#6 Metal cabinet full width, non matching drawers. 9 drawers, mostly decorative capitals, multiple
sets in each drawer. Most but not all are complete sets
#7 Metal cabinet full width, non matching drawers. 21 drawers, some capital fonts, mostly full fonts
in smaller sizes
#8 Grey metal matching cabinet with 28 drawers, 24” wide. All full fonts, some with more letters than others, several sizes of Verona and Universe medium plus other assorted fonts
#9 Smaller tabletop matching grey metal cabinet, 5 drawers 17 ½' each
partially full of ornaments and borders
#10 Grey metal, full width, 22 matching drawers
1 empty drawer, 2 with spacers and ornaments, the rest with full fonts XS to small, lots of letters
#11 see below
#12 see below
#13 Metal cabinet full 32” width, 22 non matching drawers. I drawer with small ornaments, 1 partial font, mostly full fonts including French Antique, several sizes each of Encore, Peignot, Newport, and Czarin
#14 Metal shelves with sized metal bar spacers
#15 Metal cabinet full width, 22 mostly matching Hamilton drawers (3 outliers). I incomplete font,
1 skimpy font, many generous fonts. 3 sizes of Shadow, the rest unlabelled
#16 12 drawer full width wooden Hamilton cabinet (2 drawers with different pulls, but all Hamilton)
1 drawer with borders and ornaments, several full fonts with angled in tops, several regular,
all full sets, including several sizes of Palace Roman
#17 12 drawer full width wooden Hamilton cabinet (1 drawers with a Keystone pull, the rest Hamilton)
all full sets of fonts, including several sizes of Garamond
#18 Green metal cabinet with 24 wood drawers in three colors, 22” wide, all of them Hamilton. Small to medium fonts, mostly generous and a few skimpy but complete
#19 Green metal cabinet with 24 drawers in three colors, 22” wide, all of them Hamilton with matching pulls and various drawer colors.
#20 Metal cabinet with 24 drawers in multiple colors but matching Hamilton pulls. Two empty drawers, the rest include some Stymie, Legend, Delphin in various sizes plus other assorted fonts.
#21 Metal cabinet with 24 drawers 22” wide. One empty drawer, otherwise ornaments plus a few bigger carved blocks. Small set of calendar numbers
#22 Small metal case with 10 22” wide wooden drawers, somewhat rickety circular pulls. Three empties and several skimpy drawers. A few full fonts
#23 Wooden cabinet with wooden 22” wide drawers. !0 slots for drawers, 3 missing, 2 empty, the rest with full fonts
#24 Metal cabinet full 32” width, 24 non matching mostly metal faced drawers. 7 empty, various sizes
of Mistral, Lydian, and other assorted fonts
#25 Metal cabinet full 32” width, 24 non matching drawers. Fonts include Bookman, Engraved, and
Victorian Italic among others.
#26 Metal cabinet full 32” width, 24slots for non matching drawers. 2 drawers are missing (though there are extras around the print shop), 22 have full fonts, including Kennerly, Elegante, Invitation shaded, and Goudy open
Non type case furniture and other extras (lettered):
A Wooden cabinet with 20 slanted shelves (a job case?). Narrow and tall
B Wooden job case with 16 pull out shelves, full of various projects with type and ornaments and 10 chases for the C&P
C Metal 20 drawer cabinet. 7” wooden drawers with spacers (4 drawers) and ornaments (the rest)
D Small wooden cabinet with mismatched drawers, four of them chock full of ornaments (more ornaments sitting on top in loose drawers
E 16 extra C&P chases plus oil cans
F 2 cigar boxes of spacers
G Metal shelving with stacked metal spacers in order by size
H Three small plastic table top cabinets full of ornaments
I Small table top cabinet with 30 tiny drawers with tiny ornaments
J Slightly bigger table top cabinet with small ornaments
K Metal cabinet with 48 numbered job trays that pull out. Some empty, most have ornaments
L (first images 2902, 3, & 4, not labelled in photo) Metal job cabinet with mostly empty slots but some shelves with ornaments
Also these got numbered in the first pass, but aren't actually type cabinets:
#11 50 slot double cabinet of job trays with ornaments, borders, and miscellaneous jobs and type
#12 50 slot double cabinet of job trays with ornaments, borders, and miscellaneous jobs and type
