Whitlock Two-Revolution Cylinder Press - Restoration update
Hi friends,
Just a brief note to share our progress in restoring the Whitlock Pony Press located in Cumberland Heritage Village Museum, Ottawa.Thanks in part to your advice and guidance, we now have it up and running. Still lots to do, but we’re well on our way. I’m pretty excited! More details at:
https://www.thecrankypress.ca/2024/09/03/whitlock/
All best,
Sue
The Cranky Press
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Congratulations on such success! Having restored, and used extensively, two Miehle pony-sized presses, I am fully aware of the difficulty, and exultation, of returning these presses to function. Your Whitlock shares many common features with the Miehle two-revolution presses, and, as Hatch Show Print still uses a Pony, you might reach out to them for additional information. Plus, they could recommend availability of tympan, tapes, etc. I highly recommend obtaining an Intertype and Ludlow machine as well. Then you are off to the races in producing your newspaper! :o)
How lucky are you to have such a brilliant project to work on.I have fond memories of working on Miehles, single colour, 2 colour and perfecting presses. As an apprentice I even helped build a new press around 1967 which I ran for a couple of years. I still have the manual for both the miehle and the centurette (a light weight version of the miehle.)
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