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Kevin Demers traveled many parts of America and all through Europe to find and secure these hard to find, obsolete antique printing presses. It all started at a print company auction in London about 15 years ago, when I bid for the 1823 George Klymer antique Columbian, and yes I won the bid! Not to realize the English government, back then, had an excessive export weight duty taxed on exportation of the original cast iron goods, like antique presses and the original cast iron telephone boxes. It was going to be expensive. Considering shipping was free (stored in the export 40 foot container) I still was willing to pay the required duties. There were delays in freeing up the press I had previously won by bidding at the same London auction. The first of good news came during the delays,, that the British government levied the excessive tax and duties on these goods...... More good news , after a visit to the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz , Germany (the home of the original Bible and press) saw the same machine as mine - dated 1825. Mine was older. It is now proudly showcased at our Museum. Years later, after a visit to the Smithsonian Institute Museum, Washington DC , saw again the sister to my 1823 George Klymer, their's was dated 1844. Demers' museum piece is 21 years older.. Another story was my attendance at the Horrowitz Binders in new Jersey . The elder Horrowitz had deceased and the heirs could not value the extensive antique press museum fairly.. An auction was ordered.. I went at the last flight possible , at the last minute..Well guess what? It snows that night pretty bad, but I was at a hotel next door - was one of few people there when the absolute auction began. It was Christmas all over. A bunch of ladies bid on the old books library, and I got a 53 foot truck load fully jammed of most all.............
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