Linecasting Matrices

PART OF:: Whittaker Linecaster Collection

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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

32 assorted brass linecasting matrices.

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Category:: Printing & Writing

Object Number:: Y1990.104.50

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy)

type:: matrix

credit:: Gift of M.H. Whittaker & Son

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Linecasting Matrices

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