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1.Greg Byrd.Arky of Toast :
Perforator is being operated by Reed
of State of Being. Greg was kind enough to send
the perforator pictures and information about perforators
#3 & #4
What
make is it? Rosback
Do you know how old it is? Made in Chicago, Pat.
1888, but probably assembled about 1900,as
the serial number is 4042
Please tell me how it works? for example, is
it electric or manual? manual
Does it have a handle, or foot pedal?. foot pedal
Straight pins?,Rotary Wheel? straight-line
Is it table top or stand up?. stand up
How much does it weigh? about 300 pounds assembled
Did you refinish it? rebuild it? purchase extra parts etc..
It
was stored in a wet space so was badly rusted. I completely
refurbished it,
by
disassembling it, cleaning the cast iron with a wire brush and the steel
parts
with
Rustoleum. I then repainted with an outdoor paint for metal,
lubricated the
few
moving parts, and reassembled it. The whole process took less than
4 hours, as this is a fairly simple machine.
Have you done any upkeep?
Not since initially refurbishing it.
How long have you had it? Nearly 10 years
Where did you find it? It came out from the Midwest. |
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1.
Put a sheet of scrap paper under the
page(s)
of artistamps to enable the chads
to
fall out completely. In other words, to
result
in sharply cut perforations
rather
than a rough backside on the artistamp page(s).
2.
Snug the papers up to the cast iron guide bar on its left.
3. Slide the page(s) of artistamps (backed by
the scrap paper) under the line of metal
perforating pins.
4.
Step on the foot pedal to lower the pins and pierce the
papers. Proceed to push the papers in further and step on the pedals
again.Repeat. Turn the paper sideways to make perforations that run at right
anglesto the original lines or in diagonal directions.
I usually perf only 1 or 2 sheets of artistamps at a time because I getsharper perforations that way. Also, if I make a mistake, only 1 or 2
sheets
don't look so great. Practice aides in accurate placement: It can
be hard tosee exactly where the pins will come down and pierce the paper. If you
leave
extra space between the artistamps, there's less risk of perfing into
thestamp itself. Perhaps some people use pencil guide lines.My
machine stands on cast iron legs. The wooden bed is oak. It did not need
refinishing or any other remedial work. It is hard to see in the JPEG,
but
there's an identical flat oak table surface attached to the other (far)
sideso that when the papers have been slid under the pins, they have a
surface on
which to rest. The wooden corners can barely be seen in the photo. Under
thetable, there is also a long, narrow wooden drawer that catches the chads.
I've had it for a couple of years. I bought it from a fellow member of
ourlocal graphics art society. We sat at the same table at our annual
dinner
meeting, and he casually mentioned he had an old cast iron flatbed press
and
another antique item he didn't suppose I'd be interested in...a
perforator. I
bought both.
Best,
Adde at Garterland |
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3. What
make is it? Rosback
Do you know how old it is? probably 1930
Please tell me how it works? for example,
Is it electric or manual?
Electric
Does it have a handle, or foot pedal?.
Has a foot pedal that activates a single line perf
Straight pins?, Rotary Wheel? straight-line
Is it table top or stand up?. Upright
How much does it weigh? About 600 pounds
Did you refinish it? rebuild it? purchase extra
parts etc.. do not own
Have you done any upkeep? do not own How
long have you had it? This is currently for sale...$2,200
Where did you find it? New York
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4.
What make is it? Rosback
Do you know how old it is? Manufactured after 1915
Please tell me how it works? for example,
Is it electric or manual? electricDoes it have a
handle, or foot pedal?.
on/off switch
Straight pins?, Rotary Wheel? Rotary
Is it table top or stand up?. Upright
How much does it weigh? About 600 pounds
Did
you refinish it? rebuild it? purchase extra parts etc.. Do not own
These were built to last, but since they are
electric, would require more maintenance than a manual model.
How long have you had it? Do not own it
Where did you find it? Ebay auction item - Chicago area |
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My perforator which I call Lapin so that it fits
in around here with all the bunnies!The photo is as it looked when I
purchased it from a man retiring from the publishing business last year.
He told a few other printers about it and I heard about it through this
list and purchased it from him in Michigan; had it put on a pallet and
shipped to me in Oklahoma. The shipping was five times the
purchase price!
When it arrived it was dirty but not rusty or not working. However
the printed decided to help me out and oil it, thus clogging all the
pin-holes. By the advice of Greg Byrd and with my husband's help I
dismantled the top, cleared each hole, reassembled and adjusted it so
that it was level and it began to perf properly. However, years of
unlevel perfing had really worn the pins so I contacted Rosback and was
able to purchase replacement pins.I
only put new pins in about half the top, as I don't perf anything that
is 27 inches wide, and I use only one piece of backing paper to assure
flat backs to my perfing. I can perforate anything between one and
four sheets at a time.
RubberRabbit |
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What make is it?
Rosback. How old is it? I sent a picture to the Rosback Company and a
representative contacted me and said that it was between 75-100 years
old. It's a hand operated table top. It weights 30 pounds and has a
12" row of pins.
I
bought it from a gentleman in Illinois for $150. I haven't
refinished it. It does have some problems with the veneer surface of the
table that I may fix. I've had it since Jan.2002.
Bev Dittberner |
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7. Jas W
Felter
Jas Cyberspace Museum
http://jas.faximum.com
Patented August 7, 1888
Do you know how old it is?
patented Aug. 7, 1888.
Manual paper feed, foot pedel.
Foot pedel broke when a visiting artist was using it - So I replaced the
spring with one of those heavy duty rubber fasteners for trucks.
(thick strip of rubber with an S hook at each end -works fine.
Has straight
pins - took 2 of us to pick it up in Eastern Washington State (It had been
located in a farm in Manitoba and delivered to Eastern Washington State
where Ed Varney and I picked it up on a two day trip from Vancouver.
It was located via e-mail - sent to everyone I knew who might know where
there was one. Took 4 of us to move it into the studio -Have
cleaned it up and oiled the pins (98% of them were still there).
Have not refinished it. I had some of the removable bars (which
permit the pinsto depress) and had them cut to different sizes - to permit
pre-determined lengths of perf lines to be created, up to the maximum of
19.5". I perf one sheet at a time - simply because I prefer the
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8 Bill
& Kathy Porter
Our perforator was manufactured and shipped
new to the B.B. & Spindler Co. of Omaha, Nebraska on December 21,
1916. The unit still operates today, as it did then, with a 220 Volt a.c.,
3-phase electric motor. Everything is original. Kathy and I
spent a week cleaning it, tinkering with it, a local electric motor shop
cleaned 85 years of crud from within the motor and adjusted it for proper,
1100rpm operation and, Kathy refinished the table tops to furniture
quality.
The
pin-holes are .0415" diameter (approx. 1/24th of an inch O.D.) and
spaced approximately 1/32" apart. We have purchased replacement
pins for it and discovered how to make it just as new in the perforating
dies as the day it rolled off the assembly line at Rosback (in Benton
Harbor, Michigan), for clean, crisp perforations.Our perforator is an F.P.
Rosback EXTRA HEAVY MOTOR DRIVE POWER PERFORATOR (Rosback's original name
for it). From their literature, it is "similar in general
appearance to the 28-inch Rosback Footpower Perforator."
This particular model perforator was manufactured to customer motor
requirements and was made available with either a.c. or d.c. voltages.
t's a sweetheart and we are truly proud of
it! (And I hate to say this, but Kathy can actually do a better job
at perforating with it than I can. It must be because she takes more
time and doesn't need eyeglasses (yet) for the close-up work.)
Bill Porter ~ The Olathe Poste |
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9 Embassy,
Arky of Toast Perfnorator
Used almost exclusively to apply surcharges to Embassy Local Post mail,as
a means of collecting revenue for services rendered on Earth.
Local Post issues are perforated with various surcharge amounts depending
upon the circumstances of delivery and processing.This procedure will perfnorate a selected value through the stamp:depress end of spring clip, insert stamp between main roller and rolleron the end of the spring clip,
Release spring clip thereby securing thestamp between the two rollers, select value of surcharge, depress top of
perfnorator downwards, roller will automatically advance one space for
next perfnoration if needed. |
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#10 Konnie Phelps Omm at Illusionaria This perforator (manual,
foot pedal, straight line, pinhole) is a Rosback. Just a guess, but
because its plate says it was made in Chicago, I think it
might be at least 97 yrs old, as the Rosback Company moved from there to
Benton Harbor, MI in 1905. There's also another tiny add on plate
which
states, Sold by American Type Founders Sales Corporation, Branches
Everywhere.
I
first heard of this machine (located in IL) in late February of this year
(2002) via information I read on the Artistamp Mailing List.
The perforator was in good shape when it arrived (in NE via shipping
truck) except for its three tables (front, back, top) which had been
poorly replaced with plywood scraps. My husband cut new hardwood
which we stained and varnished. We made the tables a bit smaller
than the originals might have been, mainly to save space. I esp like
the top table, which can be optionally lifted off along with its hardware.We
didn't do any other refurbishing, except for washing off the iron parts
with soap and water. (There are a few small areas where the paint is
starting to peel a bit ... maybe *some* day we'll take it apart and
repaint it. ;-)
It came with all of its pins, though I'm hoping to buy a new set from the
Rosback Company to lay away until needed. The current pins do a good
job; a couple of backing sheets take care of any hanging chads.
Omm at Illusionaria
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#11Ben MahmoudHere
is what I did to get my perforator. I called the largest bindery
supplier in Chicago. When I explained what I wanted, he lost interest
immediately. No wonder. However, I pushed him to give me
information about where I might find an old Rosback.
He gave me a name. That's all. I called information in Chicago to no
avail. Then I started calling info in the suburbs. Third call
was a hit. Called an old fellow that bought and sold old printing
and bindery equipment. He had a Rosback, and wanted $150for it.
All I had to do was drive 40 miles to get it, and dust it off.
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