Lead Graffiti has added a second Heidelberg Windmill to its collection of presses. Our first one (middle of the image above and made in 1956) had a ‘clank’ deep down inside that has always worried us. Probably just beat to death, but then we got it for free, and it has printed well for us and will now serve as a backup. The second one (on the right and made in 1952) we just brought back from Maine.

Moving it into place was work even with our nice concrete floors (we have to get a pallet jack), but the move went smooth. We had to move our Garamond metal type (1950 pounds), our largest galley rack (probably 900 pounds), another type case (maybe 500 pounds), a C & P 10 x15 (1500 pounds), our Washington #5 iron handpress (1800 pounds), a Golding 8 x 12, and all of our spacing / wood furniture / tool box and a bit of other extraneous stuff. About 3.5 tons I would guess. Well, the new press is all in place, but needing some electrical work.

Now to move everything back into place.

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