Manufacturer: Schnellpressenfabrik AG. Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Y.O.M: 1927

Serial No.: 9620

Size: 260 mm x 380 mm / 10" x 15"

Restored: 1987

Description:
Schnellpressenfabrik AG., later to take the name of its hometown - Heidelberg, was instrumental in designing the world’s most popular automatic platen press. Affectionately known as the “Windmill” for its two flying grippers, the Tiegel (small platen) revolutionized printing by automatically feeding and delivering paper at 6 times the speed of a “hand fed” version. This machine is referred to as “Commercial Improved” and did not yet have gauge pins for accurate register.