This proofing press is suitable for letterpress printing up to a format of approx. 375 x 500 mm. With the height-adjustable table, proofs can be made directly from the typesetting tray. The machine has been completely cleaned (lots of old ink residue removed, some rust spots repainted) and is fully functional. The motor has been overhauled, the height-adjustable table cleaned and made functional, and the feed table sanded and re-oiled. We will also give you a roll of lifting cloth, cut to fit this machine.

Special features include: height-adjustable printing bed, motorized ink system, gripper foot pedal, no ink table.

Some specifications:


Printing bed: 384 × 840 mm


Maximum paper size: 380 × 530 mm


Maximum print size: 375 × 500 mm


Space requirements: approx. 100 × 215 cm


Weight: approx. 450 kg

Year of manufacture: 1963

Serial number: 8810

Can be viewed and tested on site.

Please note: a shipping company is required for transport. We can also organize this. Alternatively, the machine can be picked up by the buyer.

I am offering a FAG Standard in great condition. The press is fully serviced and functional.

Model: FAG Standard TP-510,
Serial: #12096
Printing forme size: 375×500mm
Size: 205×91×110cm [with hand crank]
Size: 205×70×110cm [without hand crank]
Weight: ≈450kg / ≈990lbs
Built in Singen, Germany in the 1950s
Type height: 23.56mm/0.928in
(the cylinder can be packed for 0.918 at without any bigger issues)
Electric wiring: 380V 3 phase

Currently, the press has a Swiss 3 phase T13 plug, plug can easily be changed to your local 3 phase plug. Changing to a 2 phase setup can be made by a professional electrician, but will be your responsibility. The press is located in Näfels, Switzerland and can be test printed and picked-up anytime here.

Delivery: I have shipped more than 15 presses world wide (in closed crates) without any problems. I can ask for a quote with my local freighter, if you’re seriously interested.

Sharon Shin from the Papermum Press in Pasadena is selling her FAG Swiss Proof 40. The press came refurbished from FAG Lausanne, Switzerland in 2012. It is in complete and nice shape and ready to go!

The press comes with a transformer for the electric system. Local pickup on ground level in Pasadena, CA. 

There is a FAG Control 800 on I-O-Auctions.com. The press is located in Tielt, Belgium and looks pretty much complete! Go and get it – before the scrapman comes! 

Waldorfschule in Frankenthal, Germany is selling their FAG Standard CP-550. The press hasn't been used for quite a while but seems to look complete. Mr. Kreissl from the school is very kind and hoping to find a buyer within the next few weeks – otherwise it would have to go to scrap. Please go on and save this press!

The press is on ground level! Pick up only.

Please contact Mr. Kreissl directly with any interest.

0152-09858396, si.art.bildhau@gmail.com.

FAG Lausanne is selling a used FAG Swissproof 40. The press has just been inspected by a FAG engineer and updated with brand new rollers. FAG will pack this press professionally and ship their presses worldwide! If you're interested in this press, please contact Mr. Orville at FAG Lausanne. (philippe.orville@fag.ch, +41 21 343 23 23)

The Swiss Proof 40 is a simple but very precise proof press developed for DRUPA 1972 (print media messe) to be a less expensive alternative to the more technisized Control 405 (half-automatic, with adjustable bed). The Swiss Proof 40 is a handcranked press with the maximum sheet size: 40cm x 58cm.

Another FAG proof press on Ebay Germany. Its not visible from that point of view if it has an adjustable bed. Besides from that it looks pretty okay. I don't have any further information about it. The press is located in Soest, near Dortmund, Germany.

The seller is asking 2'500 Euros.  I guess you would definitly want to ask a bit more about the condition and the moving situation, before you'd pay that much for a unrefurbished press.

Check it out on Ebay

Sold to Thomas Mayo, UK ! Congrats, Thommy!

There is a FAG Swiss Proof listed on Ebay Germany! Unfortunately there are only two unsharp photos but anyone who is close to Nürnberg should go and have a look at it! I wrote the seller an email so he/she should update more information about the condition.

Update Oct 31, 2013 : The seller, Mr. Lang contacted me today and sent me infos about the press. The press has been used not very often by a local artist in the last 5 years. He says that the press is in working condition. He will take more photos of the rollers and details next week. The press is situated in a basement of a building in Nürnberg and needs to be put in pieces by the buyer. He said that when they moved it in they removed the cylinder carriage and even the pressbed from the frame. Then 4 strong people could lift the press out – I guess it would be 4 very strong people! I'll update the images as soon as I get them from Mr. Lang.

Update Nov 03, 2013 : The seller, Mr. Lang updated the auction with several images. It looks like the press is pretty complete, clean and without rust. Still the handle bar is missing. Other than that the cover of the ink drum doesn't seem to be installen (which is not a problem and might still be around). The ink rollers don't look too bad and are probably still usable. All in all – I would say a perfect press for the person who could organize the transport. Go for it!

Go check it out on Ebay.

November 14, 2013, sold to London, UK

FAG Lausanne is selling a used FAG Swissproof 40 (04.03.039). The press has just been inspected by a FAG engineer and updated with brand new rollers. FAG will pack this press professionally and ship their presses worldwide!

The Swiss Proof 40 is a simple but very precise proof press developed for DRUPA 1972 (print media messe) to be a less expensive alternative to the more technisized Control 405 (half-automatic, with adjustable bed). The Swiss Proof 40 is a handcranked press with the maximum sheet size: 40cm x 58cm.

The 04.03.039 came back from a printmaker in Germany and has been checked and partly refurbished by a FAG engineer. If you're interested in this press, please contact Mr. Orville at FAG Lausanne.(philippe.orville@fag.ch, +41 21 343 23 23)

There is a FAG Standard AP-550 (with adjustable bed) listed on Ebay Germany! Unfortunately there is only one photo but anyone who is close to Laubach (close to Frankfurt am Main) should go and have a look at it!

Go check it out on Ebay.

June 13, 2013, sold to Berlin, Germany.

Marc Weidmann in Oberwil near Basel (Switzerland) is selling his FAG Standard AP-550 (S/N 12017) in working condition. This press comes with a total of 4 complete roller units and one oscillating unit. The Standard 550 has a microadjustable pressbed. The press is in good overall condition and prints nicely. It has not been used very often in the past few years, but it has been stored perfectly in his heated silkscreen studio near Basel.

The press must be picked up in Oberwil (CH-4104). Its stored on the ground floor and can be loaded at place.

November 28, 2012, sold to Paris, France