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28th January 2019, 09:06 PM #1
Old book press
I have bought myself a book press to use in the shed and am in the process of cleaning the rust off and giving it a coat of paint. I found a number on it and would like to know if this is a date or some sort of cast batch number ?
Rick
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28th January 2019, 09:18 PM #2
I’m definitely no expert on book presses. but that certainly looks like it could be a date mark.
I’m surprised tho there are no other marks of sorts.
Cheers Matt.
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28th January 2019, 09:36 PM #3
Just found this page from google and it looks identical to mine and it was dated the same
https://insta-stalker.com/post/Bp5XOMdBe8c/
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29th January 2019, 09:40 AM #4
Correct me if I am wrong but I thought Hex nuts were something that came in well into the 1900's I am thinking that the coincidence of finding two presses with the same date a bit much and am more thinking that this is a casting number. I have found this a common practice on old machinery. I know nothing of these old presses...even though I would love to own one myself....
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29th January 2019, 10:32 AM #5
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29th January 2019, 10:40 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Unlikly to be a casting number as, even though they are the same, they are located in two entirely different places.
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29th January 2019, 07:43 PM #7
They also seem too crisp to be in the castings. And cast-in marks are usually raised, not incised, because sand is too crumbly to stand away from the cavity in the mold under the flow of molten metal.
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30th January 2019, 12:39 AM #8
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30th January 2019, 12:46 AM #9China
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Hex nuts and bolts could well be later replacements also the the "dates" are not the same
This looks very similar https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/suff...-co/1202154134
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30th January 2019, 10:17 PM #10
It's all finished now, ready to be used in the workshop
Rick
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30th January 2019, 11:23 PM #11
Well docent that look the business now.
Well done on the restoration job looks a million bucks.
Cheers Matt.
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30th January 2019, 11:35 PM #12
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31st January 2019, 11:47 AM #13GOLD MEMBER
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Looks great. remember not to pick it up by the handles.....
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Nice restoration. I've seen a few of these for sale over the years and always thought that they looked really cool. They also looked like they'd be really handy.
Stewie
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3rd February 2019, 08:11 AM #15
Warrick
I want one: Trouble is I don't know what I want it for. Whilst I realise it'e original purpose was in book binding, I could see application in a work shop for small gluing operations. Then there would be glue all over the place so maybe not!
Excellent restoration. It has come up so well.
Regards
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