Props, Scenery, Costumes and Makeup: Need help finding printing press

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Need help finding printing press

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Topic: Need help finding printing press

Posted By: actor98
Subject: Need help finding printing press
Date Posted: 9/08/08 at 12:08pm

For You Can't Take It With You. Also looking for ideas on how to fake it if one can't be found. We are in Maryland and open in 3 weeks. Thanks!

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Acting is the art of speaking in a loud clear voice and the avoidance of bumping into the furniture-Alfred Lunt

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Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 9/08/08 at 10:10pm

What is the vintage of the print machine, is it a 'Letter press, sheet fed, rotary or even Offset?

http://dolcepress.com/blog/2007/12/05/resources-for-identifying-your-letterpress-machine/ - http://dolcepress.com/blog/2007/12/05/resources-for-identifying-your-letterpress-machine/

Would the crew have to hump it on/of during scene changes or is preset?

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Posted By: actor98
Date Posted: 9/11/08 at 12:49pm

According to the script, year is circa 1938, the press is just a small press one of the characters uses to print small things. Thanks for your help.

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Acting is the art of speaking in a loud clear voice and the avoidance of bumping into the furniture-Alfred Lunt