This table lists 76 Asbern proof presses worldwide. Made in Augsburg, West Germany in the 1950s–70s, Asbern presses have fixed beds and rolling carriages.
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| Model | S/N | Year | Owner | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD-1 | 7211 | 1963 | Black Rock Press/U. of Nevada Reno | USA, NV, Reno | |
| AD-1 | 7803 | 1965 | Tank Dive Press | USA, GA, Norcross | |
| AD-1 | Little Inks | Netherlands, Den Haag | |||
| ADR-1 | 3496 | Archivio Tipografico | Italy, Turin | ||
| ADR-1 | 6954 | 1963 | Ernst-Litfass-Schule / OSZ Druck- und Medientechnik | Germany, Berlin | |
| ADR-1 | 7021 | 1963 | Hogeschool voor de Kunsten | Netherlands, Utrecht | |
| ADR-1 | 7097 | 1963 | Wheaton College | USA, IL, Wheaton | |
| ADR-1 | 7100 | 1963 | Kowhai Press | New Zealand, Christchurch | Formerly owned by Peter Hughes. |
| ADR-1 | 7101 | 1963 | Tom Killion | USA, CA, Pt. Reyes | |
| ADR-1 | 7206 | 1963 | Private | USA, Private | |
| ADR-1 | 7212 | 1963 | DWRI Letterpress | USA, RI, Providence | |
| ADR-1 | 7267 | 1964 | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia, Addis Ababa | Used to roll out clay |
| ADR-1 | 7360 | 1964 | Athenaeum Art Center | USA, CA, San Diego CA | "ADRETTA 1" |
| ADR-1 | 7440 | 1964 | Spork Press | USA, AZ, Tuscon | |
| ADR-1 | 7517 | 1964 | Lyceum Press | USA, CA, Anaheim | |
| ADR-1 | 7530 | 1964 | Ink Paper Plate | USA, CA, Point Reyes | Formnerly at Gruenwald Press |
| ADR-1 | 7533 | 1964 | Cincinnati Art Academy | USA, OH, Cincinnati | |
| ADR-1 | 7537 | 1964 | The Faculty of Art, Music and Design, University of Bergen | Norway, Bergen | |
| ADR-1 | 7542 | 1965 | Montana State University | USA, MT, Bozeman | |
| ADR-1 | 7612 | 1965 | fountainhead | New Zealand, Hamilton | |
| ADR-1 | 7800 | 1965 | HuiPress Publications | USA, HI, Makawao | |
| ADR-1 | 7801 | 1965 | Athenaeum Art Center | USA, CA, San Diego CA | |
| ADR-1 | 7865 | 1966 | Lieven Paelinck | Belgium, Antwerp | |
| ADR-1 | 7895 | 1966 | U. Utah/Book Arts | USA, UT, Salt Lake City | |
| ADR-1 | 7899 | 1966 | Genghis Kern Letterpress & Design | USA, CO, Denver | |
| ADR-1 | 7909 | 1966 | Aidan Mawhinney | Australia, Sydney | |
| ADR-1 | 7927 | 1966 | Thomas H. Cremanns | Germany, Dusseldorf | |
| ADR-1 | 7958 | 1966 | Idaho State University | USA, ID, Pocatello | |
| ADR-1 | 7960 | 1966 | Jim Carmin | USA, OR, Portland | |
| ADR-1 | 7987 | 1966 | Press at Colorado College | USA, CO, Colorado Springs | |
| ADR-1 | 7988 | 1966 | Mackie Osborne | USA, CA, Los Angeles | |
| ADR-1 | 8038 | 1966 | KeaganMeegan | USA, OR, Portland | |
| ADR-1 | 8127 | 1967 | International Printing Museum | USA, CA, Carson | |
| ADR-1 | 8129 | 1967 | Half Pint Studio | USA, UT, Salt Lake City | |
| ADR-1 | 8172 | 1967 | Anise Press | USA, TX, College Station | |
| ADR-1 | 8207 | 1967 | Institutions Jacques Chaillou | France, La Chapelle-Montlinard | |
| ADR-1 | 8295 | 1968 | Shooting Star Press | USA, AR, Little Rock | |
| ADR-1 | 8315 | 1968 | Johan Solberg | Norway, Tistedal | |
| ADR-1 | 8322 | 1968 | Lewis Jeffrey Zilles | Australia, VI, Ballarat | |
| ADR-1 | 8364 | 1968 | Sirima Sataman | USA, CA, San Francisco | 1968 |
| ADR-1 | 8456 | 1969 | The Hungry Workshop | Australia, Melbourne | |
| ADR-1 | 8467 | 1969 | Point Jaune Museum | Switzerland, St. Gallen | |
| ADR-1 | 8529 | 1969 | Ampersanden | France, Nancy | |
| ADR-1 | 8647 | 1970 | Carlo Krier | Luxembourg, Grevenmacher | |
| ADR-1 | 8699 | 1971 | Unknown | Germany, Bremen | |
| ADR-1 | 8730 | 1971 | Actus Reus Press / Lawrence Finn | Australia, Sydney | |
| ADR-1 | Castle Press | USA, CA, Pasadena | |||
| ADR-1 | Many Names Press | USA, CA, Capitola | |||
| ADR-1 | Tom Killion | USA, CA, Pt. Reyes | In storage | ||
| ADR-1 | Wai-te-ata Press/Victoria University of Wellington | New Zealand, Wellington | |||
| ADR-2 | 6858 | 1962 | Buchdruck Museum | Germany, Soltau | Formerly owned by Claus Lorenzen, Großhansdorf |
| ADR-2 | 6859 | 1962 | Haandverket | Norway, Fredrikstad | |
| PAK 1 | 3423 | Stigbergets Stamp och Press | Sweden, Stockholm | ||
| PAK1 | Titi Zaadnoordijk | Netherlands, Scherpenzeel | |||
| Piccolo | 8284 | 1968 | davidm.ink | Belgium, Brussels | |
| PI-1 | 7326 | 1964 | EMPrint Press | USA, SD, Sandhills | |
| PN | 7791 | 1965 | La Tipografica | Mexico, Monterrey | |
| PN | 7869 | 1966 | Steintor-Presse, Medienhaven GmbH | Germany, Bremen | |
| R1 | Grafisch Atelier Den Bosc | Netherlands, 's-Hertogenbosch | |||
| R2 | Stichting Weerdruk | Netherlands, Amsterdam | |||
| Rationella I | 4784 | 1957 | Peter De Roy | Belgium, Brussels | 4 removable ink units. Used by a four-colour cliche factory to proof cmyk die forms. |
| Rationella II | 4879 | 1958 | Marie Verstegen, Atelier Scarabee, Netherlands | Netherlands, Volkel | |
| Rationella II | 6203 | 1960 | Grafisch Werkcentrum Amsterdam | Netherlands, Amsterdam | |
| RP | 3717 | 1954 | Alex Barbaix | Netherlands, Amsterdam | |
| RP | 3899 | 1955 | Ruud Huysmans | Netherlands, Rotterdam | |
| RP | 4187 | 1955 | Eva Lebens | Netherlands, Den Haag | |
| RP | 4402 | 1956 | Atelier t | Belgium, Bierbeek | |
| RP | 6176 | 1960 | Rosemarijn van Limburg-Stirum | Netherlands, Delft | |
| RP | 6312 | 1961 | Jan van Eyck Academie | Netherlands Maastricht | |
| RP | De Vier Seizoenen | Netherlands, Groningen | |||
| RP | Hand-druk-werk | Netherlands, Sassenheim | |||
| RP | Zwaluwpers | Netherlands, Delft | |||
| unknown | Holloway Press/U. of Auckland | New Zealand, Auckland | |||
| unknown | Limerick Printmakers | Ireland, Limerick | |||
| unknown | LJC-pers | Netherlands, Amsterdam | |||
| unknown | 1959 | Stichting Mooi Werk | Netherlands, Schiedam |
Acknowledgments
Thank you to everyone who has shared their Asbern press data, but especially to Hans van Eijk and Thomas Gravemaker who have reported multiple other presses of which they are aware. TablePress plugin by Tobias Bäthge.
TablePress plugin by Tobias Bäthge.