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Brass letter stamps in white metal tin. White tin with blue metal writing "Welfare Foods Service, National Dried Milk". Brass with metal handle used to imprint number onto spine of book. A: 100, B: 200, C: 300, D: 400, E: 500, F: 600, G: 800, H: 1,000, I: DCL, J: DC, K: DD, L: DJ, M: DL, N: SC, O: SD, P: SL, Q: SL, R: Awl or Bodkin. Accession Number: HH4735/1-1r/88 These brass letter stamps were used by book finishers. The letter stamps were heated up on a gas ring and used to apply the gold leaf onto the leather cover of the book. An awl or bodkin was a plain tapered steel spike used by the book finisher for making sewing holes, and for teasing out the ends of cords when lacing bands of books. These brass stamps are on display at the People's Story, the Canongate, Edinburgh. 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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