Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: Giancarlo Mino’s studio, Lausanne, Switzerland
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.202 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | February 2021 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹Giancarlo Mino’s studio›
Coming soon..
webpage: Coming soon...
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: So-Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Ilkka Kärkkäinen on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹I found this press from the old warehouse where it has been about 20 years. I dont know anything about the origin of this machine. The condition was’n so good; dirt and grease was everywhere and the feeding table was missing. But i bought it and clean it and now its in my studio. I’m learning more and more everyday and i have been already been printing some art prints and a serie of prints where i combined giclée printed photos and letterpress. I’m using the machine about once or twice a week...›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.189 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | 2019 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹So-Helsinki›
We are small Helsinki based studio, founded by graphic designer and artist. We are working fulltime to craft and create analoque things.
webpage: www.so-helsinki.com
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: , ,
Kae Carlstedt-Duke on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹conversation from 3 phase to single phase›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.03.039 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | 2015 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: , ,
About this press
Serial number: | not known |
Standard equipment: | – |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | 2016 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: Billy Ben, Fribourg, Switzerland
About this press
Serial number: | |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME, SSL |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | 2012 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹Billy Ben›
Billy Ben is a one Man Graphic Design Studio. Founded in 2004 by Benedict Rohrer mainly working in Print Design. I bought the Press in 2012 and set it up in 2013. Looking forward to Print lots of things on it.
webpage: www.billyben.ch
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: Cambridge School of Art, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Fraser on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹This press in in the letterpress print room at Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge UK. It is used by undergraduate and postgrad students of all art disciplines. We also have a Farley proof press and an Albion›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.03.027 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | Probably since the 1970's |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹Cambridge School of Art›
Our letterpress room is part of the printmaking facility at Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University. It is used by Undergraduate & Postgraduate students of the art school.
Kees Thomassen on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹Originally the press is made for 380 volt, this is changed in 220 volt›
About this press
Serial number: | 04 04 086 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, SSL |
Built/delivered in: | about 1971 |
Originally delivered to: | P. van Dijk Weesp |
With actual holder since: | 07.1990 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹De Uitvreter›
I'm printing small booklets, mainly Dutch prose and poetry, just as a hobby.
webpage: www.uitvreter.nl
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: Evergreen Press, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
John Grice on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹Just about anything, everyday.›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.02.044 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME, SSL |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | 1995 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹Evergreen Press›
Books/Editioning/Jobbing/Fulltime
webpage: www.evergreenpress.co.uk
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: HKB Druckatelier, Bern, Switzerland
Ursula Jakob on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹We use this press for artistic printmaking projects with our students.›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.221 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | unknown |
Other presses at this studio: | FAG Swiss Proof 40, FAG Control 405 |
About ‹HKB Druckatelier›
The spacious printmaking workshop at HKB (Bern University of the Arts) provides great infrastructure in the fields of silkscreen, letterpress/relief printing, etching and stone lithography.
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: HKB Druckatelier, Bern, Switzerland
Ursula Jakob on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹We use this press for artistic printmaking projects with our students.›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.243 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | unknown |
Other presses at this studio: | FAG Swiss Proof 40, FAG Control 405 |
About ‹HKB Druckatelier›
The spacious printmaking workshop at HKB (Bern University of the Arts) provides great infrastructure in the fields of silkscreen, letterpress/relief printing, etching and stone lithography.
Les Ellis on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹It is used for teaching people who wish to learn letterpress printing. When they are proficient, such people use the press to print art, art booklets, poem books whenever they book the facilities. The press can be used on several days or evenings and at present a week long summer school is taking place.›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.03.23088 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | 2004 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹Ink Spot Press›
Ink Spot Press is an open access studio used by artists to produce prints. As well as letterpress, the facilities allow work to be produced by screen printing, relief and intaglio methods.
www.inkspotpress.co.uk
www.brightonletterpress.co.uk
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: Konstnärs Kollektiv Verkstan Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden
Barrie Sutcliffe on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹This press was recently donated to KKV Göteborg by the Valand Academy of fine arts after they downsized their print workshop. The press remains to be examined, assembled, and installed so we still do not have full information on its features. We hope to have it up and running by Fall 2016.›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.01.038 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | October 2015 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹Konstnärs Kollektiv Verkstan Göteborg›
KKV Göteborg is a volunteer-run collective artist workshop, with many departments ranging from print to wood to steel to ceramics, glass. KKV also has a modern electronics workshop, including facilities for building circuits, two 3D printers, a Shopbot CNC milling machine, and a large industrial laser cutter. We have recently acquired our FAG proofpress and will be setting it up along with other small-scale printers such as Risograph into a new workshop for artist publications.
webpage: kkvgbg.se/
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: London Centre for Book Arts, London, United Kingdom
Simon Goode on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹Originally belonging to the Nautilus Press and Paper Mill until the late 90s, LCBA acquired this FAG SP-40 in 2011.
Used for general proofing and production work in the studio, as well as teaching, the press is also available to hire.›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.144 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | Jane H. Reese, the Nautilus Press and Paper Mill, North Kensington, London |
With actual holder since: | 2011 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹London Centre for Book Arts›
The London Centre for Book Arts is based in Hackney Wick, east London, and runs workshops in papermaking, letterpress & bookbinding, as well as open-access and studio space rental
webpage: www.londonbookarts.org
Markus Gell on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹I use this press to print linocuts and woodcuts for artists. I bought this press in 1998 from a junk dealer. This press probably came from Slovenia back then...›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.136 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | 1998 |
Other presses at this studio: | FAG Control 835 |
About ‹Museum für Druckgrafik›
«Museum für Druckgrafik» is a public printshop where we still use a lot of old machinery to print for artists. It is also a museum for graphic reproduction, relief printing, gravure printing and lithographic printing.
webpage: www.markusgell.com/
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: OFFICINA HELVETICA, Biel, Switzerland
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.080 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME, SSL |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | Kurt Meienhofer, Zuckenriet |
With actual holder since: | 2010 |
Other presses at this studio: | FAG Control 900, FAG Control 525, FAG Control 405 |
About ‹OFFICINA HELVETICA›
Verein mit dem Ziel die Handwerke des Buchdrucks und der Lithografie lebendig zu erhalten, auszuüben und weiterzugeben.
webpage: www.officina-helvetica.ch
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: R.B. Typolab (BfGZ/ZHdK), Zürich, Switzerland
R. Barmettler on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹We use this press mostly in the evening workshop «Elementare Typographie» for proofing, to check the spelling and for adjusting the letter spacing. We also use it for printing envelopes, stationery and small posters.›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.03.036 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME, SSL |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | |
Other presses at this studio: | FAG Control 405, FAG Control 525 |
About ‹R.B. Typolab (BfGZ/ZHdK)›
R.B. Typolab (BfGZ/ZHdK) is a university workshop based in Zürich. It arose from a fusion of two workshops (Werkstätte f. Typographie und Buchdruck BfGZ / Typowerkstatt HGKZ, today ZHdK) in the year 2000.
Rudolf Barmettler uses this workshop as an introduction to typography for first year students of the Visual Communication Department (ZHdK) as well as for interdisciplinary typographic induction weeks of the Department of Design (ZHdK). Additionally he has been been teaching an evening workshop (40 evenings a year) for over 10 years now. BfGZ teacher René Wäger and Gilde Gutenberg teach Polygraf aprentices in the second year. In the workshop there are about 650 cases of lead type, wood type, bakelite type and magnesium type. Besides the 3 FAG proofpresses there there are other pieces of equipment that include a Vandercook Uni IV (Serial 21477), a Heidelberg Platen press, a Giez platen press, some waxing machines, a FAG heavy duty saw trimmer and some more...
Rudolf Barmettler's students mostly produce business cards, invitation cards, flyers, cd-covers, book-covers, posters and poster series, calendars, poetry books, magazines, proofs and lots of printing experiments.
webpage: www.typetypo.ch
Marc Zaugg on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹We use this press in our letterpress classes at Schule für Gestaltung Bern und Biel. We also have 2 Vandercook proof presses and some lead and wood type. But we also use hand cuts and laser cuts to produce our designs.›
About this press
Serial number: | not known |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.011 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Built/delivered in: | 1968 |
Originally delivered to: | Druckerei Peter, Edenkoben, Germany |
With actual holder since: | 2008 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹Slowtype›
Artbooks, Graphics with woodcuts.
Workshop for handcomposing with leadletters, letterpress and bookbinding.
Parttime.
webpage: www.slowtype.de
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: The Carpathian Press, Berkshire, United Kingdom
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.223 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME, SSL |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | 1991 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas, Tampere, Finland
Kimmo Kestinen on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹It is used mostly for posters etc. The machine is a part of semipermanent exhibition about printing presses of the 1950's. It is a part of a larger exhibition «Our town», which is about doing all sorts of things together. The press was important media for the Labour movement. What is significant, that this part of the exhibition is «living», that is, you can see all sorts of printing press activities in real life using the same methods that were in use in letterpresses. This exhibition has gained some interest in modern typographers also.›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.193 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | Printmaking Studio Himmelblau, Tampere |
With actual holder since: | 2009 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas›
The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas is based in the historical Finlayson cotton mill area right in the heart of Tampere. At Werstas, you can visit the Textile Industry Museum, the Steam Engine Museum as well as the Labour Museum's changing and permanent exhibitions.
The exhibitions at Werstas offer an overview of the history of the industrial era, worker population and civil society from different perspectives. The constantly refreshed exhibitions present the most interesting events from the history of social issues, workers’ culture, visual arts and politics. At Werstas, ordinary people take centre stage and their everyday lives, work and the differences between them are recounted in the form of memorable stories. Werstas is a versatile museum with a difference.
The Finnish Ministry of Education has nominated The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas, a national special museum with extensive responsibility for museum activities pertaining to working life and social history in Finland.
webpage: www.tyovaenmuseo.fi/?q=en
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: Tiliqua Press, St Peters, New South Wales, Australia
About this press
Serial number: | 04.03.041 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | CP, ME, SSL |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | December 2010 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.044 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME |
Built/delivered in: | 1968 |
Originally delivered to: | Druckerei AG Höngg, Zürich |
With actual holder since: | 2014 |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
About this press
Serial number: | not known |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME, SSL |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | |
Other presses at this studio: | none |
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: Whittington Press, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom





Pat Randle on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹The 04.04.014 was moved to Whittington from a nearby shed. We have spent some time working on de-rusting and cleaning each component to get it back to full working order. We are currently waiting for 3-phase to be installed before using for the first time in 20 years.›
About this press
Serial number: | 04.04.014 |
Standard equipment: | – |
Optional equipment: | LAR, ME |
Built/delivered in: | not known |
Originally delivered to: | not known |
With actual holder since: | February 2012 |
Other presses at this studio: | FAG Swiss Proof 52 |
About ‹Whittington Press›
The Whittington Press was started in 1971 by John and Rose Randle and has now published over 400 books, including 30 editions of its yearly journal, Matrix. The Press employs a monotype operator for 2 days a week and a variety of engravers and artists have access to the machinery.
webpage: www.whittingtonpress.com