“The Ideal press was manufactured by the Sigwalt Company of Chicago. John Sigwalt (see his Chicago No.10) manufactured a number of presses that were near-copies of some of the popular presses of his time. His presses were made from the early 1900’s until around 1962. The Ideal was made in the following sizes:
Ideal No.2, 3″” x 5″” (shown)
Ideal No.3, 4″” x 6″”Ideal
No.4, 5″” x 7 1/2″”
Ideal No.5, 6″” x 9″” “

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