I recently bought a Herters turret press on an online auction, that was red. The pictures weren't very good, so I thought it was just repainted, but when I got it, I found it had the original red crinkle paint, in very nice condition. All the other Herters presses I've seen have all had the brown crinkle paint. Another odd thing about this press is that it has 12 holes, 6 are threaded and 6 are blank. At first I thought someone had drilled the extra holes, but they look to be original to the press.
When did Herters change over to red, and has anyone seen a 12 hole turret?