Greetings, I am new to the group. Glad I found you all. I live up here in NY and have recently found a Graphotype 6381 atop my local scrapman's pile. It is...
Looking at your photos, it looks like your machine isn't too bad off. Take your time, clean it out well, lubricate it, and you should be fine. It looks like...
If you are planning to do dog tags, shelf tags, etc (anything other than tags for use in credit card or addressing machines), you can (and should) take off the...
Hi Keith (and others in group) Yeah, I think it will take some time to ressurrect this machine but in the end it will be well worth it. I visited one on the...
... Yep, that's a debosser. ... Take a look through the messages, you will see a few on tag sources. Yes, they will stamp on other types of metal plate (that's...
... and have recently found a ... complete except for a ... i'll repair with My TiG ... in the photos section for ... or just to tell me how ... greatly...
If I was in the area, I would probably buy it, part it out and sell the parts. BTW, there is a machine on ebay right now, in CT, no bids. It's the 6283 (wheel...
Hi , i find this group thru www.graphotype.net I own 2 Graphotype machines ,a 6341 and a 6340 . I am located in Romania and i own the web site www.dogtag.ro...
Hi , The U.S.Army dog tags are most popular among the soldiers that served with coalition forces in Iraq and Afganistan .When they return home they cannot take...
That's cool! I hope that a few more of our members wander in (this group doesn't get much traffic). Take care! ... served with coalition forces in Iraq and...
I realize that the group traffic is low . Same as Graphotype.net . They are not many owners of Graphotype machines . As the technology advances most of the...
That's how most of us feel. There is a steady stream of Graphotypes on ebay, and if you keep track, you see that a lot of them are repeats -- the same...
Hi Cristan, I've seen your site over there in Romania. Cool machinery! I really enjoy looking at the different owners sites for machines. It is good you feel...
To find parts is not hard if a part is broken as longer you have the original part, I take it to a machinery shop and they build it as new. For example a...
My name is Virginia Bush. I have a mimeograph no.76 from the A B Dick Company. It has different patents from June 1903 to May 1908. I know what it does. I...
As an office machine, it's not really worth much. However, if it is is good condition, it might be of value to a collector. Your only real option is to keep...
For Sale: Mobile G1 Series Graphotype 1917 Mobile G1 Series Graphotype manufactured by Addressograph Co. out of Chicago, ILL. Most common use for the ...
Thank-you Keith Im located in Antioch, CA and I have seen a similar Graphotype altough 5 years newer sell for $2900.00 so I ask that you make me a reasonable...
Hi all, I am nearing the completion of the complete restoration of my 6381 Graphotype machine. It has been a long journey but is nearing the end. Hopefully by...
Glad to hear about your project and the approaching completion. I can't help you on the keys. The only differences between a "business" Graphotype and one...
Welcome aboard, Jason. No, there isn't much traffic here, but you're invited to boost the amount! Tell us what you're doing, where you go, anything up with...
Hello, I am new to the list and am having trouble wrapping my brain around whether this particular Graphotype 6341 is a Debosser or Embosser. It was used...
Hi Donald, I think what you have there is a debosser. The terms always mystified me. Here it is simply. When viewed with the charscters facing the viewer as...
So fail safe rules are: If the text reads left to right 'letters indented' it's a debosser. If text reads left to right and the 'letters raised' it's an...
Debossing = When you read the text left to right are the characters pressed downward into the metal? If the characters are pressed downward into the metal...
I was just given a Graphotype 6381 (s/n 760,779, which would be about 1959) and an Addressograph 970B (s/n 645-525). Both appear to be in perfect working...
Two questions related to graphotype/addressograph plates: Does anyone sell (or know who sells) new-old-stock Addressograph plates? That is, I'm interested in...