Shoot, I was going to tell you if you lived nearby me, to come and view an interesting cider press.
About an hour from me in the town of Berne, Indiana, is the world's largest cider press. It was built by a Swiss immigrant in the 1800's who decided upon coming to America to be a cider producer. He built this press entirely from memory of presses back home.
But I doubt you'd want to come so far for that...