New image from FAG Record found!

20.2.2014 - Dafi Kühne

I found this image of the FAG Record in my digital archive of files. It was a very small contact print from the 1950ies. Still I wanted to use it, since this is probably one of the last image left from that press. It is very hard to get information about the FAG RECORD. Probably it was built in the late 1940ies until the mid 1950ies in Singen. I could not find any more information about this machine in the archives at FAG Lausanne or even at former Haas & Kellhofer in Singen, Germany.

Even Former Chief Engineer at FAG Manufactury Avenches) only saw this model once while he needed to repair one in Sweden (probably around the early 1970ies). He never saw any FAG Record ever since. He also mentioned that repairing it was very complicated because of the central driven cylinder carriage. 

The construction was probably pretty compareable to the central driven Vandercook 219 P that was built in the 1950ies. It is also possible that the size was compareable. See image number 5 to see the Vandercook 219 P.

I personally doubt that there is any of these presses left – but you never know! At least I am happy to now have these 2 images of the FAG Record. Still keeping my eyes open for more! 

The edited image from the old tiny contact print. In terms of image quality, there was not too much to do about it!
The edited image from the old tiny contact print. In terms of image quality, there was not too much to do about it!
Original contact print from an old archive binder at FAG, Lausanne.
Original contact print from an old archive binder at FAG, Lausanne.
Another tiny image from that same catalog. This one was a bit better in quality.
Another tiny image from that same catalog. This one was a bit better in quality.
This was the origninal scan to begin with. It even had punched holes in it from being held in a binder.
This was the origninal scan to begin with. It even had punched holes in it from being held in a binder.
Vandercook 219P, built in the 1950ies in Chicago. Thanks to Paul Moxon from the Vandercookpress.info page for this image.
Vandercook 219P, built in the 1950ies in Chicago. Thanks to Paul Moxon from the Vandercookpress.info page for this image.