Today at @PrintMuseumCA I had a chance to watch the most beautiful printing press I have ever seen running – a Heidelberg from 1960s.pic.twitter.com/jPmi67Aiba – at The International Printing Museum
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It’s been nicknamed a windmill… for obvious reasons. The wing sucks in a piece of paper, gets it printed inside the guts of the machine, and then deposits on the other side.pic.twitter.com/dl4e5m1ZBh
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The big nameplate is partly for safety – without it the wing depositing paper could cut the operator – and upon swinging it away the whole press grinds to a halt.pic.twitter.com/NXMsTHbhI5
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The most amazing thing for me is how this machine *sounds*. The vacuum hissing makes it hard not to see it as a breathing creature.pic.twitter.com/MluB3xEvTL
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Replying to @Roddy_Campbell
Is it Plantin-Moretus? It’s on my list, but I haven’t had a chance…
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