Greetings, cheesemakers. A number of years ago I picked up a hefty little cast iron press at a yard sale, free. I had thought perhaps to adapt it as a cider press, but never got around to it, and it's been taking up space ever since. I was told it's a cheese press. I will link to pictures if I can, so you can see what it is, but it's a horizontal rack-driven press, with two cranks, one directly to the rack and another to a worm drive for better pressure. The rack is about 3 feet long and the pressing plate about 7 1/2 inches in diameter. The casting identifies it as "John Wagner No. 1," made in Pittsburgh and patented in 1853. It is rusty, but quite functional. It's held together by four bolts, of which two are missing, but easily replaced. Missing is whatever basket, holder or mold was intended to go on it. It's too heavy to ship, but if there is someone within reasonable distance of Benson, Vermont (bottom of Champlain Valley) who would like this press, then please email me and you can have it, either to pick up or I might even be able to deliver it if you're someplace I pass by regularly.
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