LETTERPRESS - Saddleback College

Vandercook 4
Precision Cylinder Proof Press
The first Vandercook press was designed in 1908, and
gave rise to an increasingly more sophisticated series of
precision presses that lasted into the offset era. The
most popular models, the #3, #4, Universal, and SP
series, were designed for reproduction proofing of metal
type to make masters for photo-offset printing, and for
testing ink, paper, color, etc.
These presses are the gold standard for
high-quality modern letterpress work, and
are what most "professional" letterpress art
printers and private presses use today.