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German Print Museum Pics
« on: January 14, 2013, 10:20:44 AM »
Please post your suggestions for captions to these pictures below.

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Re: German Print Museum Pics
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2013, 07:45:05 PM »
Number two appears to be a Simplex One-Man Typesetter

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Re: German Print Museum Pics
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2013, 11:25:33 AM »
Number two appears to be a Simplex One-Man Typesetter

Thanks very much Jeff, I have updated the caption.
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Re: German Print Museum Pics
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2013, 12:57:51 AM »
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.

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Re: German Print Museum Pics
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2013, 01:18:17 AM »
Yes, I think you're right Dan.

I'll get the caption updated.

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Re: German Print Museum Pics
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2013, 04:04:52 PM »
#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.

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Re: German Print Museum Pics
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2013, 09:27:58 AM »
Thanks for the info Eric.

I have made the alterations.
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