I was lucky enough to find a Kelsey Model P in very nice condition for sale just a couple of hours away. So I cleaned out some space in the car and took a nice little road trip to pick her up. I had listened to just a couple 'This American Life' podcasts and I was there. Sort of in the middle of nowhere really. But the seller was a very nice guy who collected old tools and things like that.
The family was only the second owner of the press and had had it since the 80s sometime, but his wife had gotten busy with other things and didn't use it enough. So it had sat unused for too long. So, we made our deal and loaded it up.
He also wanted to know if I wanted a copy of Syd Mead's 'Kronolog' on Laserdisc. Which I'm afraid I took a pass on, although I did have a Laserdisc player up until about ten years ago. Seems that it is actually worth some money though.
Anyhow, the press is in very nice shape and should take a restore very very well. It's complete and original and will come with all the goodies. I will definitely be selling this one come spring. It'll get the full treatment and move along to someone who can really love it and get some use out of it.
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