Also had helper flip a magazine over without closing the back cover on the magazine, which nearly emptied the magazine before he realized what was happening. I was lucky enough to never do that one myself.

Here’s a rough machine translation of what Ruben said: “Totally true Dave, if I had had that data before I could have avoided dropping the arrays on the keyboard. Mick thank you very much, I already discovered the hole through which enters the rod that prevents the unloading of the magazine or magazine as you say.

Totalmente cierto Daves, si hubiera tenido ese dato antes podría haber evitado la caída de las matrices sobre el teclado. Mick muchas gracias, ya descubrí el orificio por donde ingresa la varilla que impide la descarga del almacen o magazine como ustedes bien dicen.

Hi Dave, I remember South London Press. I did my six years apprenticeship at Heath Press on Thornton Heath High Street before they moved to Beddington Farm Road off Purley Way, Croydon. I then went as a Lino Op to George Rose Printers back in Thornton Heath where I spent the next ten years. Happy days !! Bert Devereaux, Brian (Fred) Gudgeon, Pat (Robin) Harris, Cyril Morcher, Harry Ollard, Stewart Bartle, just some of the operators there that come to mind. Does anyone remember them?

Thanks Mike, good to have someone who has operated a Model 1 comment.
I never knew the Croydon School of Print, but have operated Linecasters just up the road at the South London Press in Streatham.
Wouldn’t mind betting that Ruben has had the same catastrophe in his print shop.

Is this the last Model 1 running? Anyone know of another one? Could this machine be exhibited somewhere?