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ACADEMY PRESS GARAGE SALE June 23, 2014 update Edward Foster, the bookbinder, passed away in April 2012. There are machines and supplies in it I don’t intend to keep and will be selling. Among the major items that need homes are: Epson FX-286e daisywheel printer with extra ribbon cartridges -- $25 or best offer STL Image Converter Camera, Model 10 -- $50 or best offer NuArc light table model LT23 (115 volts, 1.0 amp) -- $50 Sandmar light table model no. SL 30, 115 volts, 235 watts -- $75 Thomas Collator Semi-automatic 16 – not operable, but repairable – free to anyone who will come and take it away J.L. Morrison Co. Perfection saddle stitcher (October 25, 1898) with supplies -- $50 Velo-Binder 20 with accessories and supplies -- $50 Martin-Yale Folding Machine Model 17 -- $50 Comb binder and puncher—manual and electric—with lots of supplies -- $50 Moveable type -- $1 p/lb + $10 for a typecase, if applicable Empty typecases -- $10 each Composition sticks, various sizes -- $10 each Galley trays -- $1 each Galley cart -- $100 or best offer Printer’s furniture, boxful -- $10 Lead and slug cabinet, 4–60 picas, arranged in four rows -- $20 or best offer Engravings -- $1 each Front counter -- $50 Warehouse shelves -- $25 each (per case) Paper -- $1 per ream of standard sizes, negotiable on the big sheets (which were used as end sheets) Bookbinding cloth, rolls of buckrams and linens – approx. $2 p/ft Bookbinding precut single book pieces -- $1 each Bookbinding cloth scraps -- $50 for flat box, $10 for rolled-up box Binderboard full pieces – 50¢ each Binderboard scraps -- $10 per box Large cutting board on roll-around stand Some old industry catalogs – free to anyone who takes them away, soon to be removed if no one expresses interest Desk -- $25 File cabinets -- $15 each Some sturdy work carts – different prices C&P manual 1909 paper cutter -- $25 or best offer Gum tape -- $1 per roll Gum tape dispenser -- $2 Paste-up supplies -- $25 Vintage adding machine -- $25 Hardware cabinets, new in box -- $25 each or best offer One-of-a-kind items: These are useful appartuses designed and built by my father. They will not be found elsewhere. Sale of these items are for equipment only and do not include intellectual property rights. Bookbinding cloth cutting board with rollers -- $200 Heat lamp stand -- $50 Please be advised that not everything in the shop is for sale at present. I am also willing to barter some of the above items for help in moving the major items I want to keep. Anything without prices are TBD. Prices are negotiable. All items will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If interested in any of the above items, please contact me for an appointment to come see them. I will also be working there during the week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. I need to be moved out of the unit by June 30, so I shouldn’t have any of this stuff after that. Adrienne Foster ACADEMY PRESS GARAGE SALE June 23, 2014 update Edward Foster, the bookbinder, passed away in April 2012. There are machines and supplies in it I don’t intend to keep and will be selling. Among the major items that need homes are: Epson FX-286e daisywheel printer with extra ribbon cartridges -- $25 or best offer STL Image Converter Camera, Model 10 -- $50 or best offer NuArc light table model LT23 (115 volts, 1.0 amp) -- $50 Sandmar light table model no. SL 30, 115 volts, 235 watts -- $75 Thomas Collator Semi-automatic 16 – not operable, but repairable – free to anyone who will come and take it away J.L. Morrison Co. Perfection saddle stitcher (October 25, 1898) with supplies -- $50 Velo-Binder 20 with accessories and supplies -- $50 Martin-Yale Folding Machine Model 17 -- $50 Comb binder and puncher—manual and electric—with lots of supplies -- $50 Moveable type -- $1 p/lb + $10 for a typecase, if applicable Empty typecases -- $10 each Composition sticks, various sizes -- $10 each Galley trays -- $1 each Galley cart -- $100 or best offer Printer’s furniture, boxful -- $10 Lead and slug cabinet, 4–60 picas, arranged in four rows -- $20 or best offer Engravings -- $1 each Front counter -- $50 Warehouse shelves -- $25 each (per case) Paper -- $1 per ream of standard sizes, negotiable on the big sheets (which were used as end sheets) Bookbinding cloth, rolls of buckrams and linens – approx. $2 p/ft Bookbinding precut single book pieces -- $1 each Bookbinding cloth scraps -- $50 for flat box, $10 for rolled-up box Binderboard full pieces – 50¢ each Binderboard scraps -- $10 per box Large cutting board on roll-around stand Some old industry catalogs – free to anyone who takes them away, soon to be removed if no one expresses interest Desk -- $25 File cabinets -- $15 each Some sturdy work carts – different prices C&P manual 1909 paper cutter -- $25 or best offer Gum tape -- $1 per roll Gum tape dispenser -- $2 Paste-up supplies -- $25 Vintage adding machine -- $25 Hardware cabinets, new in box -- $25 each or best offer One-of-a-kind items: These are useful appartuses designed and built by my father. They will not be found elsewhere. Sale of these items are for equipment only and do not include intellectual property rights. Bookbinding cloth cutting board with rollers -- $200 Heat lamp stand -- $50 Please be advised that not everything in the shop is for sale at present. I am also willing to barter some of the above items for help in moving the major items I want to keep. Anything without prices are TBD. Prices are negotiable. All items will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If interested in any of the above items, please contact me for an appointment to come see them. I will also be working there during the week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. I need to be moved out of the unit by June 30, so I shouldn’t have any of this stuff after that. Adrienne Foster [email protected] 408/821-2918 Academy Press 545 Aldo Avenue #6 Santa Clara, CA 95054-2206
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