Hand presses in Australia
I’m interested in information about any hand presses anywhere in Australia. As part of the worldwide census of Columbian hand presses I’ve learned about a German named Carl Kornhardt who went from Zorge, Germany to Adelaide, South Australia in 1847 and started a German newspaper there. He took a hand press that had been made in Zorge, either a Columbian or a Hagar. I would love to find one or the other wherever it wound up. The Hagar has a toggle like the Hoe Smith press. I’d be grateful for any information about any Australian hand presses.
Bob
I remember a Columbian in the foyer of the Government Printing Office in Sydney NSW. This was in the 60’s - 70’s. I imagine the Powerhouse Museum has it now. Back in Letterpress days they had quite a few handpresses in use in the composing rooms as proof presses.
I think the English Dept of Tasmanian University had a handpress and was in use. That was the 1980’s.
This photo has always baffled me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefella/389580852/
DGM
Im pretty sure Richard Jermyn has one (he’s in Pambula but is not on the Internet as far as I know).
Also there’s one in Brisbane with Strong Arm Press (?).
I may have seen one when driving past the (closed) Historic museum in Stanthorpe last week…then again it could have been a laundry press :D
Cheers,
Beth
The College of Fine Arts in Paddington, Sydney has a beautiful Columbian and the Penrith Printing Museum has an Albion. I am pretty sure I did also see a Columbian in the Powerhouse Museum archives which is probably being stored in the their Castlehill facility… just googled it and it comes up here -> http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=244452