8809
TYPA, Tartu, Estonia
FAG Standard 550
Charlotte Biszewski on the FAG Standard 550 ‹The adjustable bed is particularly useful as in our museum we have Soviet type and European type - being 25,1 mm and 23,6 mm in our collection.›
About this press
Serial number
With current holder since
March 2020
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About TYPA
typa.ee ↗
Hofer, Kent, United Kingdom
FAG Standard 550
Davina Schluttenhofer on the FAG Standard 550 ‹I have indicated that the press is a CP 550 as this is as close as I can find in the drop down list. The plate states that it is a CP 50.
The press is mostly used to print small scale work at the moment; greetings cards and occasionally larger scale print work when using wooden type.
I try to use her every day, less so in the winter months.›
About this press
Serial number
5781
With current holder since
July 2016
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
SSL / Quick action lock up bar, to block mounted plates and composition on machine bed.
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About Hofer
Hofer is a small letterpress print studio specialising in the design and print of graphic, limited edition greetings cards and posters. The studio was born from a passion for letterpress printing developed over many hours spent in the composing room whilst studying for an MA in communications at The Royal College of Art. We are interested in the abstraction of the shapes and forms found in nature and in the character and integrity of moveable wood block type as a means of communication. Flurorescents, colour gradients and metallics are a speciality.
hoferprint.co ↗
P98a, Berlin, Germany
FAG Standard 550
The second FAG Standard in the image is the 14946.
About this press
Serial number
14946
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About P98a
p98a.com ↗
Abteilung Druckgrafik/ Institute for Graphics and Printmaking, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria
FAG Standard 550
About this press
Serial number
11974
With current holder since
Oktober 2015
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About Abteilung Druckgrafik/ Institute for Graphics and Printmaking, University of Applied Arts
Artistic and technical introduction to the basics in woodcut and linocut for students of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The workshop will enable to find own vocabulary within the medium and secure an independent work.
grafik.ac.at ↗
Slow Print, Helmond, Netherlands
FAG Standard 550
Jan-Willem van der Looij on the FAG Standard 550 ‹Just love my FAG press it is so versatile. I mainly print with wooden type and now and than with lead type.›
FAG AP 550
About this press
Serial number
14966
With current holder since
juli 2007
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About Slow Print
Slow Print is a small letterpress studio located in Helmond. It is a one-man operation and was established in 1999 with the purchase of a Heidelberg platen press. Later on I discovered the existence of the so-called proofing press. I purchased my press in Bremen, Germany.
Schuldruckerei der Wolfbuschschule, Stuttgart, Germany
FAG Standard 550
Werner Schaal on the FAG Standard 550 ‹Our school decided under aprovement of the parents' association to buy this press for 2'500DM back in 1985. We mostly use this press for image imprints in text books and for our christmas cards.›
7838 at Wolfbuschschule Stuttgard, 2014
The serial number on this press doesn't give exact information if it is a Standard 550 oder a Standard 510
About this press
Serial number
7838
With current holder since
1985
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About Schuldruckerei der Wolfbuschschule
wbs.s.bw.schule.de ↗
Eric Andersen, Zürich, Switzerland
FAG Standard 550
TP-550 at my Studio in Zurich, 2013.
About this press
Serial number
8809
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About Eric Andersen
PoliphilusPresse, Gloggnitz, Austria, Austria
FAG Standard 550
About this press
Serial number
13126
With current holder since
1999
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About PoliphilusPresse
Aus Freude am Handwerk ist meine Handsatz- und Buchdruckwerkstätte entstanden. Nach vielen Jahren des Suchens und Findens kann ich nun aus einer außergewöhnlichen Sammlung an Bleisatztypen wählen. Mit den im Laufe der Jahre gesammelten bzw. neu gegossenen Schriften werden kleine Buchprojekte bzw. Akzidenzen produziert. Alles geschieht nebenberuflich, aber umso leidenschaftlicher.
typografie.co.at ↗
Someone.ca, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FAG Standard 550
Aaron Benson on the FAG Standard 550 ‹We use the Fag Standard on a daily basis in our storefront shop in Toronto - someone.ca
We use it for posters, business cards, invitations, announcements and literary ephemera.›
About this press
With current holder since
1969
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About Someone.ca
Someone.ca is a commercial design studio that also operates a boutique storefront providing letterpress printing in Toronto, Ontario Canada. The Someone.ca team works with companies and individuals providing brand development, creative, design, art direction website design and development. In the storefront, we produce work on our Fag Standard TP550 and our Challenge Gordon Platen press.
someone.ca ↗
Familia Plomez, Madrid, Spain
FAG Standard 550
Familia Plomez on the FAG Standard 550 ‹We use this press to make posters.›
21 May 2013 printing an alphabet
21 May 2013 printing an alphabet
21 May 2013 printing an alphabet
21 May 2013 printing an alphabet
21 May 2013 printing an alphabet
About this press
Serial number
15259
Originally delivered to
National Geographic Institute. Madrid, Spain.
With current holder since
Since 2013
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
LAR / Automatic wash up device incorporated in special drawer, lever operated ductor blade.
MC / Cylinder drive with motor and FIXED SPEED SETTING.
SSL / Quick action lock up bar, to block mounted plates and composition on machine bed.
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About Familia Plomez
We are a cultural association dedicated to preserve and teach old printing techniques and everything about letters through workshops and classes.
familiaplomez.com ↗
SKISS GmbH, Emmenbrücke/Luzern, Switzerland
FAG Standard 550
About this press
Serial number
5805
With current holder since
February 2012
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About SKISS GmbH
SKISS is a company specializing in graphic and communication design. We are currently in the process of branching out into letterpress. By doing this, we aim to bring together the worlds of contemporary, computer-aided design on the one hand and the traditional methods of manual typesetting on the other, in order to achieve exciting new synergies.
skiss.ch ↗
Letterpress.fr, Paris, France
FAG Standard 550
12017 at Atelier Weidmann in Basel, before transportation in March 2013.
Transportation
The crane ship that is going to load the press into our studio.
Lifting it down into our studio!
About this press
Serial number
12017
Originally delivered to
Atelier Weidmann, Basel, Switzerland
With current holder since
March 2013
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About Letterpress.fr
Wedding invitations, birth announcements, stationary, bespoke work for design studios
letterpress.fr ↗
Satzwerstatt Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland
FAG Standard 550
Arthur Fischbach on the FAG Standard 550 ‹We use this press to print smaller cards and diplomas up to the format A3. We use it in our guided tours for visitors to print their names as a souvenir.›
15231 at Satzwerkstatt Solothurn, 2013
About this press
Serial number
15231
Originally delivered to
Druckerei Vogt-Schild / Solothurner Zeitung
With current holder since
1999
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About Satzwerstatt Solothurn
«Satzwerkstatt Solothurn» is run by «Grafische Vereinigung Solothurn» that was foundet in 1904. On the occasion of the 100 year jubilee in 2004, the «GVS» organised a widely noticed exhibition with some experimental typo prints from the «Satzwerkstatt Solothurn». A small group of volunteers is running the workshop and keeping the heritage of «GVS» alive.
The Tilbury Press, Sydney, Australia
FAG Standard 550
Matthew Tilbury on the FAG Standard 550 ‹I picked this press up (in had been dormant for 20 years) from an engravers in Sydney. Only got two sets of rollers unfortunately but other than that I believe it's complete.›
About this press
Serial number
15245
Originally delivered to
Novagraphics Sydney Australia
With current holder since
2004
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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Druckwerk Basel, Basel, Switzerland
FAG Standard 550
Marcel Göhring on the FAG Standard 550 ‹This press used to belong to «Basler Schule für Gestaltung». We use it for proofing as well as for production.›
14955 at Druckwerk in Basel, 2012
About this press
Serial number
14955
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
LAR / Automatic wash up device incorporated in special drawer, lever operated ductor blade.
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About Druckwerk Basel
The 180m2 workshop enables the realization of different printjobs. We set great value on the individual consultation – from the development of the printing blocks to the production run. We have a wide range of printing papers, inks and other materials.
druckwerk.ch ↗
Officina Typo, Modena, Italy
FAG Standard 550
Silvano Babini on the FAG Standard 550 ‹The 15312 was purchased by «Vaccari Zincografica Organisation Capitini of Modena» from Milano in 1972. We purchased the press vorm «Vaccari Zincografica Organisation Capitini of Modena» in 2007 after it has been abandoned for nearly 10 years. Since 2007 we have been using this press to print small posters and editions on a regular base.›
About this press
Serial number
15312
With current holder since
2007
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
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About Officina Typo
Officina Typo was founded as a hobby workshop for their love for typography by two retired graphic designers: Gina Paolini and Silvano Babini. Over the years we have recovered some printing presses saving it from demolition including the FAG Standard CP 550.
Drukwerk Cursief, Rotterdam, Netherlands
FAG Standard 550
Jaap Hoffmann with the FAG Standard AP 550
About this press
Serial number
11990
Equipped with
ME / Two speed power driven inking system with ink drum. Normal speed for printing. Acceleration for ink distribution and wash-up.
MR / Micro adjustable bed movement with clock indicating accurate height in fractions of thousands of an inch. Height is measured directly off table.
LAR / Automatic wash up device incorporated in special drawer, lever operated ductor blade.
More info about the press