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Shooting stick. Long piece of metal with pronged end and nail shaped head.

Accession Number: SH.2009.394.4

In printing, a shooting stick is piece of hard wood or metal, about ten inches long, which is struck by a mallet to tighten or loosen the quoins in a chase. Shooting sticks were frequently made out of box wood.

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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