According to Elizabeth Harris' "Personal Impressions" catalog of historical presses, the Victor was designed and manufactured - or at least sold by - James Cook of Meriden, CT.

William Kelsey acquired the rights to this press and eventually listed in their catalog in 1890. It cost more to build than the less capable Kelsey Excelsior 6x10, so it was eventually discontinued, a loss to printers everywhere. Later Kelsey "Victor" models were simply Excelsiors with a side-lever for impression. These print much the same as the Excelsior. Still, some continue to surface across the country and we have restored 4 so far in 2009. This is a very robust and capable table-top press, with capacity similiar to the popular Chandler & Price Pilot Press.
We continue to maintain one Kelsey Cook-Victor in our permanent collection.

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