When I began printing in the early 1970’s I bought a 5×8 Excelsior, new from the Kelsey Company in Meriden, Connecticut. After a decade or more of no use I sold the press and most of the supplies. Now as my collection has been rebooted it was only natural to add one though the price has climbed significantly since I sold my larger one and I settled for an older, smaller, repaired one. I bought it from a sale at the Museum of Printing in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The idea was to use it to demonstrate on the road at events for Conestoga Press.

• Excelsior Press – Information and links about Kelsey presses.
• Restoration – Kelsey press restoration.
• Printer’s Guide – I bought mine for 50 cents with my first press.
• Kelsey Catalog – I studied mine for hours in the 1970’s.
• Presses and Instructional Material – Circuitous Root site.