The picture above was taken not in a printing museum but in the letterpress department of Tatex subsidiary in Waco, TX. Somewhere in the room is what’s believed to be the oldest Heidelberg press still in operation in the U.S.

Old number 1 and me spent many, many hours together cranking out the impressions. Presently, “No. 1’ is semi-retired; eight Heidelberg Windmills carry the work load. But once in a while there’s a job best done by hand. And we step up, wipe the dust off, flip the on switch, coax the hand lever up to engage the clutch. Quality german source for refurbished and used machines for the printing and packing industries Check. Serial numbers. Serialnumbers Heidelberg Part II. Aug 21, 2012 To download the “heidelberg serial number check” one file you must go to one of the links on file sharing.

By Published: August 27, 2010 The picture above was taken not in a printing museum but in the letterpress department of Tatex subsidiary in Waco, TX. Somewhere in the room is what’s currently believed to be the oldest Heidelberg press still in operation in the U.S. Motorola Sem V8 Manual Camaro here. Here’s a closeup of the veteran piece of printing iron: a 10' x 15' Heidelberg Windmill platen letterpress, Serial No. 35345E, built in 1951, acquired by Taylor Corp. In 1996, and running to this day.

It’s just one of many Windmills currently owned and operated by Taylor Corp., a global print network with 70 subsidiaries and 9,000 employees. Heidelberg recently located the press through a contest in, its web newsletter. Serial Roze Siah. It reported that the press, equipped for foil stamping, stays busy imprinting napkins, Christmas cards, wedding invitations, and related products. Now has about 220 Windmill presses in its plants across the U.S., down from a peak of 500 Windmills in the late 1980s.

The Windmill press, so called because of the revolving blades that feed, position, and deliver the paper, is based on a platen press design introduced by Heidelberg in 1913. Vibe Confessions Rapidshare Downloader. By 1967, according to, Heidelberg had built over 175,000 platen presses—one press every 14 minutes. “Still the most versatile presses on the market, they can print, imprint, number, perforate, punch, slit, emboss, die-cut, score and hot foil stamp,” the article says of the Windmills. 35345E in action, and explains the Windmill printing method in detail.

Heidelberg thinks that there may be even older presses bearing its brand still hard at it out there, and the search continues for the oldest working example in the U.S. Printers in the 50 states who believe they have Heidelberg press equipment that predates No.