Help identifying press

It’s about a 3/4 complete vandercook #17 or #25 measure your beds width to determine which one.

Thanks! Supposedly it’s a 24x32 bed size. I wondered if it might be missing a bunch of parts. Maybe it still works as a simple hand inked proof press?

Paul Moxon’s Vanderblog site shows the complete press: https://vandercookpress.info/images/17.jpg

I have other info on the 17 & 25 that I can email to you.
Please tell me the serial number and also for the No. 14 in the background.
17: on the bed, left end, operators side.
14: on the carriage badge and on the bed bearer, right end operator’s side.
https://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/census/

To operator See these two videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXfj9CflHSo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPTiRCjrQMc

It’s missing the feed board assembly and the ink system

There is no reason you could not use it as a proof press

If the grippers are still intact you might be able to rig up a feed board so you can get consistent registration.

Not a huge deal if the grippers are missing, just use the standard registration tricks one would use on any other press with no grippers.
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Thanks everyone for all of the help and thoughts! Definitely good food for thought.

Paul - I’m trying to arrange to see it (it’s an online auction, so I may or may not have the chance), and if I do (or if I I win the auction?!) I’ll check on the serial numbers.

And if you do find the serial number, I have the Vandercook records for the press like date of delivery and first owner. Paul can add it to the Vandercook census.