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Original Heidelberg KS Cylinder 38 x 52

From the original publicity material for the KS.

The press we have is No 1984. It was made in 1959 and looks pretty much like this although not quite so shiny and currently missing the T-spanner for the roller locks.

A short film was made of the job we printed for the launch of Nokia's new typeface, which naturally features the Original Heidelberg in action!

The external chase dimensions (excluding the lugs) are: 524mm x 440mm. Just in case anyone has any they don't need any more!

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Open House

Paekakariki Press has been accepted as an exciting venue in the Open House Festival. This means that we will be open to the public on both:
Saturday 19 September 2026 and
Sunday 20 September 2026.

Do come and pay us a visit!