Famous for their wide range of precision universal milling machines and tool and cutter grinders, the German firm of Deckel were also well known for an extensive range of universal engraving and die-sinking machines.
The model shown below in the catalogue extract was current during the late 1940s while the version in a blue paint finish was a modified model, made in the 1950s, with a fixed work table and very large micrometer dial on the cross-feed screw. While its straightforward design, this machine was intended for larger work with the facility, to mount a second, large m18" x 24" table on top of the standard 20" x 8" unit..