John Shaw & Sons Pen Ruling Machine

Made:: Huddersfield

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Pen ruling machine. Printing machine for making lines on paper e.g. ledgers, account book. Wood frame, originally hand operated but later fitted with electric motor. Paper carried through machine on a 'moleskin' cloth.

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Category:: Printing & Writing

Object Number:: Y1969.53

Materials:: metal (unknown), textile, wood (unidentified)

type:: pen ruling machine

credit:: Gift of Manchester Polytechnic

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