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Green wooden box containing type.

Accession Number: hh.4436.7.88

This type would have been used by the book finisher to imprint letters onto the cover and spine of books. It would often have been used in conjunction with a type holder.

Edinburgh City of Print is a joint project between City of Edinburgh Museums and the Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE). The project aims to catalogue and make accessible the wealth of printing collections held by City of Edinburgh Museums. For more information about the project please visit www.edinburghcityofprint.org
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