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There is an "authentic 19th century seafaring village comprised
of more than 30 old New England trade shops and businesses" at
the
Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut. One of those
businesses is the Mystic Press Printing Office, which has a
Liberty press on display, nestled between two iron handpresses.
Pictures on this page were provided by History San Jose Printers' Guild chairman Jim Gard, who took them in 1998. He wasn't able to measure the chase, but noted the press was significantly smaller than the 10x15 in San Jose. This Liberty press shows the 1874 patent extension, so it was manufactured between 1874 and 1881 (when the extension expired). The manufacturer name, "Degener & Weiler", indicates it was built before Weiler bought out the business in 1877. The cities listed are New York and London. (There is no evidence that Degener & Weiler manufactured presses in London, although Weiler later opened a plant in Berlin.) |
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Press Identification Summary
| Owner: | Mystic Seaport Museum |
| Location: | Mystic, Connecticut |
| Manufacturer: | Degener & Weiler New York & London |
| Model: | Probably No. 2 or 2A |
| Serial Number: | 6293 |
| Patents: | April 24, 1860, Extd April 23, 1874; Dec 13, 1870; May 28, 1872 |
| Throw-Off? | No |
Main Liberty Press page.
Page prepared by
Dave Tribby
Last modified January 6, 2007