German Print Museum Pics

[Dave Hughes]

Please post your suggestions for captions to these pictures below.

If you haven't seen the pictures yet, take a look now: German Museums.

[Jeff Shay]

Number two appears to be a Simplex One-Man Typesetter

[Dave Hughes]

Number two appears to be a Simplex One-Man Typesetter

Thanks very much Jeff, I have updated the caption.

[Dan Williams]

I suspect that #3 is a Monoline. I am very impressed by the antiquity of some of this stuff - how on earth did a Simplex survive the mid twentieth turmoil - in Germany ? I think the Rogers is somewhat contemporary because of the electric pot and the rather modern looking lamp possibly mounted at its rear. Overall the Rogers seems to have a used, but modern presentation . And all the fonts hanging on the rear wall; this Rogers must have been heavily used.

[Dave Hughes]

Yes, I think you're right Dan.

I'll get the caption updated.

As featured on this forum some years ago:
http://www.metaltype.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,467.msg1225.html#msg1225

[parallel_imp]

#1 is a Brehmer book sewing machine. I think Brehmer became part of the Poligraf conglomerate.
I think #8 is a ruling machine, could do parallel lines on wood engraving or intaglio plate, or complex machine ruling as on certificates.

[Dave Hughes]

Thanks for the info Eric.

I have made the alterations.