Linecasting Slug Paperweights

Linecasting Slug Paperweights

Linecasting Slug Paperweights
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem

Two paperweights containing slugs from original blower linotype, which was presented to the US ambassador, Anne Armstrong, in 1976.

Details

Category:
Printing & Writing
Object Number:
Y1990.104.29
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and lead (metal)
Measurements:
individual: 29 mm x 82 mm x 52 mm,
type:
paperweights
credit:
Gift of M.H. Whittaker & Son