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Glossy surface snapshot
This completely thrilled me when I found it
8 3/4" x 6 4/4"
which is all the more dramatic held to light
black ink on pale blue lined paper with a few stains and old fold marks
Scarce and Excellent Looking Antique STAR Printer's Make-Up Rule fly pin Glossy surface snapshotI spotted this in a case at an antiques shop in central MA and jumped on it just for the sight of it, but have since come to learn it is a rather iconic little tool in the type laying world: a Star printer's make up rule (or composing rule) used in letterpress printing for measuring and justifying lines of type. Not in the least my expertise, but in the realm of printing history these seem to hold a special place; I read one wonderful story of a print
