Equipment in use at the Excelsior Press Museum Print Shop
 

The Kelsey Excelsior Press
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parts photos
 The OLD Kelsey Excelsior

Kelsey 9x13 gripper assembly detailKelsey Excelsior model 9x13

Gripper Assembly Detail

note curved shaft, closely mounted spring, round gripper arms

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5x8 Excelsior Ink Table detail
Kelsey Press - Model N ID
 The Older Model "N"
table rotates counter-clockwise.
- on the downstoke

Note the angle of the ratchet and the  direction of the hammer stroke.
 Kelsey Model N Ink Table
Kelsey Model Mercury ID The later Model Mercury Models O & U (and others)
table rotates clockwise
- on the upstroke

Note the different hammer and the ratchet teeth that are sloped in the opposite direction.
 Kelsey Mercury Ink Table

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