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Platen presses -- History

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Original Heidelberg Platen Press (Windmill), 1956

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Overview

The Original Heidelberg Platen Press was manufactured around 1956. The Heidelberg company began experimenting with an automatic platen in 1912. In 1925, thie style of press came to be known as the Heidelberg, later nicknamed the Windmill for its paper feed arm, which moves in a cyclical motion.

Dates: 1956