DC 54 Hot Foil Stamping Machine

The Model DC 54 is a South African made foil stamping machine.

The DC 54 does what it says on the on the box and did it well. My machine was over 20 years old and still worked well – in fact I preferred the spring assisted return to the newer gas lift powered models. I had purchased my machine from the wife of a deceased photographer that used to to foil stamp his photographs:

I once had a guy mail me with some history on this particular model:

I know the machines well my father {your name sake} Ken Aitken designed and manufactured them, I was a kid living in Springs when my Dad started developing this machine, he was a tool and die maker by trade.

Here is a page advertising the Model DC 54: