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| BANDER |
STRAPEX
Semi-automatic, high-performance standalone and transit
machine.#300.200.001
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| BINDERS |
MEKATRONICS
MEKABIND Double-Fan Adhesive Binder REMANUFACTURED
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"PICCOLO"
Small Adhesive Binder, Height 4" minimum x 17-1/2"
maximum and 1/8" - 2-3/8" thick with dual glue rolers
and interchangeable glue pots for hotmelt or cold glue.
Cover pressing unit with cover thickness adjustments. DEMO,
ALMOST NEW
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| BINDER SPIRAL |
SPIRAL
BINDING COMPANY
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| BOOK SMASHER/NIPPER |
MEKATRONICS
Hydraulic SPEED-NIP Model SN-205,
Serial 252. Speeds up the process of compressing or "smashing"
the swell in the folded signatures of sewn book blocks.20
ton capacity
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| BOARD CUTTERS |
KOLBUS
PK Board cutter.
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NIAGARA, 22-3/8" Foot
Operated cutter. |
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SENOGRAPHICS
Spine strip cutter. Cuts board strips from 40-120 pt. thick
and from 1/4-4 inches wide at 60 cuts/min.
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JAQUES-Jr.,
24" Tabletop Board cutter.
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| BOOK MEASURING |
MEKATRONICS
MD-17 A solid-state book measuring device with no moving parts
that measures the height, width and bulk sizes of a book.
It can operate as either a standalone unit or can be interfaced
with the proven ABLE
bindery automation software to supply all pertinent data
for binding the book block.
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| BOOK SAW |
MEKATRONICS
Pneumatic multiple blades saw used for hand sewing.
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| BUILDING-IN |
MEKATRONICS
HYDROPRESS A versatile, heavy-duty, (22,000
lbs.) hydraulic, twin building-in machine. REMANUFACTURED
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HUNKELER
ADP-45/70, 17"x27", 2 x 7-12" daylight.
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SCHMEDT
"PraForm" Book Press/Joint Former, Model HHS 20-Standard.
Bulk thickness 4-5/16", Block width 14-15/16", Block
height 13-3/4", 2095 lbs. Force. Needs
repairs.
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| CASING-IN |
MEKATRONICS
VERSAMATIC A single-operator, self-adjusting
semi-automatic machine for casing-in different sizes, thickness
and types of paper with no make-ready or set-up time handling
bulk sizes up to 4-1/8". REMANUFACTURED
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| CASE MAKING GAUGE |
MEKATRONICS
LOTEK Case Making Gauge mounted on a table with a
lighted cover view box.
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| COLLATOR |
DIDDE 16-sTATION Single
Sheets/Signatures |
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| DIE CUTTING |
ODM
SEPARATOR cuts windows in finished books
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| DRILL |
CHALLENGE Multifead Model
MS 10A |
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CHALLENGE Tabletop paper drill JO #42638, fair condition.
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| FOLDER |
PROFOLD
Model E500F with vacuum feed
with manual.
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| JOGGER |
BRACKETT
15" Paper Jogger, Model J15.
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| NUMBERING MACHINES |
COUNT
Model TM11, #201445-596
in good condition.
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| PUNCH |
SICKINGER
ASP-13 Auto punch with 2 dies.
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SICKINGER Dual-Head with
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| REMELTER |
NOLAN
Electric remelt furnace with water-cooled molds #7387J for
Linotype ingots (pigs). Perfect for reducing scrap to molten
metal.
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| ROLLER BACKERS |
PLEGER
Air clamp model, self-adjusting. Air does the hard work
of setting, hopping on the treadle and other fatiguing
motions. Capable of processing book blocks 17" high and
up to 4-1/2" thick.
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| ROUNDING & BACKING |
MEKATRONICS
Model GL-10 REMANUFACTURED
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MEKATRONICS Model GL-7R
Serial #0388 (1985) |
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| SEWERS |
OMCOA Remanufactured
Oversewing Machine |
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OMCOA
Oversewing Mahine, Serial #418
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| SPINE MILLING |
BRACKETT,
Rebuilt.
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SMYTH
M81, Serial 122.
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| SPINE MILLING AND/OR NOTCHING |
MEKATWIN
A self adjusting machine that allows you to do: spine
milling only, spine notching only, spine milling and notching.
REMANUFACTURED
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| SPINE NOTCHING |
MEKANOTCH SR. Rebuilt, AGGRESSIVELY
PRICED |
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MEKANOTCH JR. |
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| STAMPING |
KENSOL
Model 11-LT, #A140HB Hot Foil Stamper.
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KENSOL
Model 52-T, Model 140 HB Hot Foil Stamper
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STAMPING
CHASE FOR ABOVE
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| STICHERS |
BOSTICH
Model 19AW, Serial 3765. Like
new.
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BOSTICH
Model 2 Serial #4238V 110 V
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NEW
JERSEY MODEL 4, Single-head wire stitcher, up
to 1/2" bulk. |
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| TIPPING |
SIMPLEX Model
1B, Serial #224
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| TURNING-IN |
MEKATRONICS
ROLL-IN, A two-step turning-in machine that improves on and
speeds up the traditional 4-step turning-in process.
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SCHMEDT
"PraKant" Model 6E turns two opposing sides in one
operation cycle and then the cover is rotated 90 degrees and
the operation repeated. 220V, 1 Ph. SHOWROOM CLEARANCE
SALE
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| TYPSETTING |
LUDLOW
Typograph #M17452
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| Authentic Antique Equipment
& Tools |
The
collection below of museum quality bookbinding equipment and
tools some still in use today will make a distinctive display
in your corporate offices and hallways. |
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| BONE FOLDERS |
These Vintage Pre Ban Ivory Bone Folders are useful for turning
corners on cloth and leather, folding, smoothing out and burnishing
surfaces and scoring.
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| BOOK SECTIONER |
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OMCOA book sectioner is a multi- knived
device which with one stroke a book can be uniformly
divided into leaves approximately .060" in thickness
and made ready for oversewing. It is extremely simple to operate
and assures uniformity and good "openability".
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| CASE MAKING GAUGE |
This
precision tooled prototype is the predecessor of the famous
Mekatronics' LOTEK.
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| CHASES |
An
assortment of unique flip-up chases
where a slight twist of the handle locks slugs in place. Slugs
are not damaged and can be reused.
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| CHECK PERFORATOR |
CHICAGO
CHECK PERFORATOR
Patent 1889 1892, For the BF Cummins Co. New York. An interesting
item for collectors or a nice desktop conversation piece that
works as intended. All
symbols and numbers perforate cleanly, see the picture below.
5"
high, 8" long, 4" wide.
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| CORD CUTTER |
A
motorized device that cuts cords of adjustable lengths for
head and tail reinforcement of the cover.
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| DECORATING TOOLS |
A
large assortment of rare decorating
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| FINISHING STAND |
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| GILDING WHEEL |
W.
H. COE Gilding wheels, 3/16" and 1/4" size
in original box with instructions.
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| HAMMERS |
SIGNATURE
BEATING HAMMERS For centuries bookbinders would use
these hammers to beat gold as well as beat the thick hand
made paper that made up book signatures to remove the swell
(sponginess). These 5 to 14 lb hammers are not to be confused
with the much lighter rounding and backing hammers.
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ROUNDING
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| LETTERING PALLETS |
Available
in various sizes, these pallets are a practical neccessity
for stamping titles in gold. Turning the thumb screws
at the ends causes the clamping blocks to move forward or
away from each other so that the type is always centered under
the handle.
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| LITHO STONE |
This
9-1/2" x 13" x 2" stone lithograph with its
image makes a nice addition to any collector.
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| PAD COUNTER |
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| PERFORATOR |
ROSBACK,
Perforator.
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| PRESSES |
MEKATRONICS EZ-PRESS
Sr. This one-of-a-kind book press is the prototype
of the production 1,500 lb. production model.
Made of steel and aluminum, it consists of a platen, suspended
by constant force springs, counterbalanced to "float"
in midair, so that a few ounces of force will move it in either
direction. When pushed in contact with books to be pressed,
the platen is locked to the posts. Depending on the desired
pressing force, two to four effortless quarter-turns of a ratchet
wrench can produce a pressing force of up to 3,000 lbs.
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COPY
PRESS
The
all-metal press is used to press a limited amount of books.
A ball-and-socket joint which connects the main screw with
the platen reduces breakage to a minimum.
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WOODEN
PRESS (Unknown)
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FINISHING
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LYING
PRESS
The
lying press more commonly called the laying press may also
be termed the backing press and the cutting press, as both
operations of backing a book and cutting the edges are performed
on it.
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GILDING
PRESS
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W.F. ELLIS Roller Backer. A 19th century masterpiece.
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MYERS
Hand Roller Backer. A museum piece, a 19th century masterpiece.Will
paint to suit.
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| SCORING |
OMCOA
Scoring Machine. Used for scoring of sections or a number
of loose or glued-up leaves preparatory to whip stitching
or oversewing to enable the book to open freely from the score
and prevent tearing.
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| SEWING MACHINE |
SMYTH
NO. 12 HYBRID This is the offspring of the Smyth
No. 3 book sewing machine that was redesigned by
Jack Bendror in 1957 to operates like the semi-automatic Smyth
No. 12 of which only one is known to exist.
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| STABBER |
BLACK
& CLAWSON Stabs holes for hand sewing
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| STAMPING/EMBOSSING |
A.
G BURTON'S SON, CHICAGO. Called: Arming
Press, Embossing Press,
Stamping Press these machines would create
the richly embossed book covers that make the nineteenth century
book unique.
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LATHAM
"MONITOR"
Bench lever embosser.
Called: Arming
Press, Embossing Press,
Stamping Press these machines would create
the richly embossed book covers that make the nineteenth century
book unique.
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UNKNOWN
Called: Arming Press, Embossing Press, Stamping Press these
machines would create the richly embossed book covers that make
the nineteenth century book unique.
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OMCOA,
"Dek-O-Letter". Stamps on the spine of a finished
book.
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KOEMAT,
This semi-automatic cover lettering machine was introduced
in the 1950's. It is driven by printed circuit boards made
by Siemens. It is the predecessor to the computerized lettering
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| STAMPING CHASES |
A
wide assortment of stamping chases.
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| THUMB INDEX CUTTER |
A
rare hand thumb index cutter with a 3/4" diameter cutter.
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| TYPE CABINETS |
An
oak type cabinet, 22" wide x 21" deep x 25"
high with 10 drawers 7 of which are with type.
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drawers with type
A 15-drawer oak
type cabinet, 22" wide x 21" deep x 34"
high with type and a missing drawer.
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| TYPESETTING |
INTERTYPE
Model F-4, Machine #30019 w/4 magazines with type. With Quadding
and Centering device and miscellaneous loose items.
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